Tom Matthews reports: A former police sergeant and an ex-Croydon Council officer have been charged with breaching data protection laws after allegations they misused police computer systems to obtain private information. Paul Potter and Alan O’Brien were due to answer the charges at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, but though the case against them was adjourned…
Category: Government Sector
Cyber Justice Team Makes A Statement With Massive Data Leak
I knew if I was patient, Lee J. would analyze the data from this data dump and organize it. Today, RBS reported: On April 6th, a twitter account using the name Cyber Justice Team posted a tweet suggesting a major hack of a Syrian governmental server had taken place and 10GB of data had been leaked as…
Security flaws found in 3 state health insurance websites
AP reports: Federal investigators found significant cybersecurity weaknesses in the health insurance websites of California, Kentucky and Vermont that could enable hackers to get their hands on sensitive personal information about hundreds of thousands of people, The Associated Press has learned. And some of those flaws have yet to be fixed. Read more on Midland…
Barrie police chief says investigation ongoing after officer accesses cell block video
For your file on “small breaches with big impact:” Barrie police Special Const. Ralph Hillyard was fired last week for what Greenwood calls “misconduct and unacceptable behaviour,” one day after Ontario court justice William Gorewich rebuked the officer for accessing restricted cell block video of a woman in custody that captured her using the toilet….
UK: Expectant parents hit by National Childbirth Trust data breach
BBC reports: A childbirth charity has apologised to expectant parents after their registration details were accessed in a “data breach”. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) sent a message saying their email addresses, usernames and passwords had been “compromised”. The incident has been reported to police and the UK’s data watchdog. The NCT stressed no other…
VA responds to security breaches on eBenefits website
Danielle Leigh reports: An Army veteran from Yelm has a warning for other veterans about security breaches on the eBenefits website maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The website is a universal portal for managing retirement, healthcare and disability described as “a secure environment where you can safely access your personal…