BBC reports: On Friday night, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was told about an information security breach relating to employees’ personal data. A 59-year-old woman from Bridgend has been arrested in connection with data protection offences. The fire service did not disclose how many people were affected, but said it was limited to its…
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MO: Investigation continues into possible Camden County IT breach
Garrett Bergquist reports: The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it has enlisted the help of a computer forensics lab in investigating a possible breach. Spokesman Sgt. Scott Hines said the sheriff’s office was first notified of a possible compromised hard drive in the middle of last week. He said someone is believed to have…
AU: Nurse allegedly assaulted after watchdog employee used database to find her
Another “small” breach with big harm. Paul Farrell and Melissa Davey report: A nurse was allegedly assaulted by an employee of Australia’s health practitioner regulator, who used his credentials to access the agency’s database and track down her home address and phone number. The security breach is one of several Guardian Australia has uncovered at…
Hacker @dotgovs releases names of more than 20,000 FBI staffers
Kevin Collier reports: A Twitter account named “Penis,” sporting a Buzz Lightyear avatar and pro-Palestinian message, has just released the names, job titles, and phone numbers of apparently more than 22,000 FBI employees and contractors. Phone calls to a number of those named indicated that yes, the names and phone numbers are indeed correct. Some refused to answer any…
Hacker Plans to Dump Alleged Details of 20,000 FBI, 9,000 DHS Employees
Joseph Cox reports: A hacker, who wishes to remain anonymous, plans to dump the apparent names, job titles, email addresses and phone numbers of over 20,000 supposed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employees, as well as over 9,000 alleged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, Motherboard has learned. The hacker also claims to have downloaded hundreds…
Revenue Website Hacked By Suspected Pak-Based Groups
Press Trust of India reports: Suspected Pakistan-based groups have hacked the official web portal of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) belonging to the Income Tax department. Officials said the website–http://www.irsofficersonline. gov.in– was hacked early Saturday and it has been rendered inaccessible since then. They said messages were posted on the link like “Pakistan Zindabad” and…