James Wilkinson reports: ISIS hackers have threatened 55 New Jersey police officers by releasing their names, addresses, telephone numbers and working locations online. The Caliphate Cyber Army (CCA), an ISIS-affiliated group of hackers that largely focuses on defacing websites and spreading propaganda, released an Excel spreadsheet containing the details of 55 New Jersey Transit Authority police…
Category: Government Sector
Sensitive details of police operations posted on City of West Palm Beach’s site in redaction #FAIL
In researching a current story about Palm Beach County law enforcement personnel’s details being exposed/dumped, I stumbled across a breach from last year that hadn’t shown up in my usual news searches. So better late than never, here it is. On September 13, 2015, Jose Lambiet reported: For three long hours Friday morning, thousands of…
Weeks after their details were posted online, Miami-Dade police first notified of breach
On February 16, I linked to a story about Palm Beach law enforcement personnel and judges having their personal info posted online. Today, Lance Dixon reports that those whose details were exposed are only first being notified: Miami-Dade County is investigating a breach of privacy that has affected thousands of police officers and other county employees. The personal information…
Iowa Dept. of Human Services mistakenly shared personal info on nursing home residents
Jason Clayworth reports that Iowa’s Department of Human Services mistakenly shared 425 Iowans’ information with nursing facilities. The DHS became aware of the incident on Jan. 22. The agency sent letters dated Feb. 12 to each person, noting that the agency’s Medicaid Enterprise Medical Services United had mailed roster reports to the homes and had…
North Dorset Council hit by ransomware, flips the bird at miscreants
Kat Hall reports: North Dorset District Council is working with police to identify the source of a ransomware attack this week, the latest incident in what security experts believe to be a growing problem for local authorities. According to an email seen by The Register, the attack had infected 6,000 files on the council’s servers by…
US Debuts ‘Hack the Pentagon’ Bug Bounty
Tara Seals reports: Announcing what it calls “the first cyber bug bounty program in the history of the federal government,” the Department of Defense is inviting hackers to test the department’s cybersecurity profile. The Hack the Pentagon initiative is a pilot program that will use commercial sector crowdsourcing to uncover vulnerabilities and probe around for flaws on…