Monica Vaughan reports: Private personal information of potentially thousands of people was unintentionally available on public access computers in the Sutter County Superior Courthouse on Monday. The data breach occurred when a new case management system went live Monday morning. The system was taken down the same afternoon after an Appeal-Democrat reporter alerted Court Executive…
Category: Government Sector
Kern County Mental Health Dept. self-reports data breach
From their notice posted yesterday on their web site: This letter is to inform you of a recent security incident that occurred on 4/15/16 at the Kern County Mental Health Administration offices. Our administration offices recently relocated. During the move, a report was inadvertently left behind in a vacated section of the building that had…
IL: Officials investigate breach of retirement accounts
John Kass and William Lee report: Officials with insurance and financial services giant Nationwide are working with city and federal officials to learn how the retirement accounts of 91 municipal employees were breached earlier this month. Workers with Nationwide Retirement Solutions noticed “suspicious activity” with some 457 deferred compensation accounts for municipal employees similar to…
How the Cover Was Blown on Palestinian Hackers Spying Against Israel
Oded Yaron reports: A group of Palestinian hackers uncovered in January resumed their work against Israel in April, an Israeli security firm has announced. ClearSky Cyber Security also revealed the main activist behind the group. This was the second report on the group by ClearSky, which published in January that the group has operated since…
UK: Thames Valley Police officer sentenced for data breach
BBC reports: A Thames Valley police officer, who emailed secret information on court case witnesses and gangland shootings to his father, has been ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work. Matthew Oaten previously pleaded guilty to three counts of computer misuse and two of disclosing personal data. Winchester Crown Court was told he may…
IE: Three inquiries on alleged Social Protection privacy breaches
Elaine Edwards reports: Three investigations are being carried out into suspected privacy breaches involving Department of Social Protection officials, the department has confirmed. A private investigator, James Cowley (65), was convicted on Monday of illegally obtaining and then disclosing to a bank and insurance firms personal details he had obtained from a department official. Read more on…