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Teenage Hackers Promise More Government Hacks After Alleged Leader’s Arrest

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dissent

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: Government officials might have let out a sigh of relief this week after the UK police arrested a teenager suspected of being behind the long series of hacks and pranks targeting US government agencies and high-level officials. But friends and associates of the arrested teenager claim this is not the end. “Just because they…

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KY: Retired firemen address board after newsletter containing sensitive information circulates

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dissent

Lana Bellamy reports: A group of firefighters are concerned about possible identity theft in light of the publication of sensitive personal information on Ashland Commissioner Kevin Gunderson’s electronic newsletter. Last month, Gunderson’s regular electronic newsletter “Kevin Mail” had documents attached containing the names, partial Social Security numbers and pension member identification numbers on invoices related…

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NOT SO SECURUS: PART 2 Lawyers Speak Out About Massive Hack of Prisoners’ Phone Records

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dissent

The Intercept follows up on its earlier report in which a hack of Securus revealed that 70 million phone calls had been recorded – many involving what should be privileged communications between attorneys and their clients. Jordan Smith and Micah Lee report: The Intercept’s analysis, to the contrary, estimated that the hacked data included at least…

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GA: 911 dispatcher fired for sharing caller’s personal information on Facebook

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dissent

Dan Kennedy reports: A Catoosa County 911 dispatcher was fired Friday morning for sharing on Facebook the private information of at least one person who called 911. Holly Dowis was terminated Friday following an internal investigation into her conduct while on the job. A Channel 3 investigation found Dowis sent a screenshot to Facebook friends…

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Aide To Stephen McNeil, Nova Scotia Premier, Broke Privacy Laws: Report

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dissent

Michael Tutton and Michael MacDonald report: The office of Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil broke privacy laws when chief of staff Kirby McVicar publicly released sensitive medical information about a former cabinet minister, the province’s privacy commissioner says. McVicar resigned Nov. 24 after stating in several media interviews that Andrew Younger had a brain tumour…

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MN: Former Dakota County Worker Pleads Guilty to Breaching Privacy of Lawmakers

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Dissent

File this under the “small breach, big harm” category, as the media got hold of the story, which created significant problems for the lawmakers involved. Thomas Berry, a former employee of the Dakota County Water Resources Department, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge involving violating the privacy of two lawmakers. Berry admitted improperly accessing and…

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