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AU: Teenage Adelaide computer hacker, already facing 10 years’ jail, now a suspect in other crimes, court told

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Dissent

Sean Fewster reports: An Adelaide teenager already facing a maximum 10-year jail term for hacking three secure websites is now a suspect in other acts of cybercrime, a court has heard. The case against the boy, 15, of Woodcroft, was expected to resolve by way of plea bargain in the Christies Beach Youth Court on…

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MA: Saugus employees’ personal information released during discovery phase of Rivers lawsuit against town

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Dissent

Jeannette Hinkle reports: When attorney Elayne Alanis requested documents relating to the employment of Saugus’ former Information Technology Network Administrator James Rivers, she wasn’t expecting 48,960 pages. More upsetting than the overwhelming volume of documents, Alanis said, was the inclusion of 1,200 town employees’ Social Security numbers, tax documents and personal banking information. Read more…

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UK: ICO issues £150,000 monetary penalty to Dyfed-Powys Police over data protection breach

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Dissent

It’s one of those “small breaches, big potential harm situations.” The Dyfed-Powys Police force has been fined£150,000 after an email containing information that could be used to identify eight sex offenders was sent to a member of the public in error. The monetary penalty notice explains that the community member’s email address (an external email) was…

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Washington marijuana applicants’ personal info subject to data breach

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Dissent

Ben Livingston reports: The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board is working to notify marijuana license applicants whose personal information was accidentally distributed by the agency in response to a public records request. The data may include social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information, tax information and attorney-client privileged information. The LCB had redacted…

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In wake of OPM breach, few sign up for protection services

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Dissent

Meredith Somers reports: Federal employees don’t think their personally identifiable information (PII) is safer than it was one year ago, but new numbers from the Office of Personnel Management show those employees are not taking advantage of the free protection offered in the wake of the massive cyber breach. About 21.5 million current and former federal…

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House Energy And Commerce Committee Reviews Cybersecurity Practices At HHS

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Dissent

King & Spalding write: On May 25, 2016, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) cybersecurity responsibilities.  The hearing focused on legislation that would create a new office within HHS, the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”), consolidating information…

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