Candace Hopkins reports: A young Albuquerque man found documents and more at his neighborhood park, but he knew they didn’t belong. All it took was a brief look and Asa Ruth says he knew a pile of military paperwork and personal information should not be in Robinson Park. […] Ruth returned the documents to Kirtland Air…
Category: Government Sector
Hackers got FBI files as part of OPM breach
Cory Bennett reports: Suspected Chinese hackers breached FBI agents’ personnel files as part of the broader attack on the federal government that has laid bare millions of people’s data, Newsweek reported. Putting FBI agents’ data at risk could have national security implications; many investigate domestic terrorist plots and foreign spies. Read more on The Hill.
CYBERSECURITY: Recent Data Breaches Illustrate Need for Strong Controls across Federal Agencies – GAO
CYBERSECURITY: Recent Data Breaches Illustrate Need for Strong Controls across Federal Agencies GAO-15-725T: Published: Jun 24, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 2015. From the highlights of a newly-released GAO report: GAO has identified a number of challenges federal agencies face in addressing threats to their cybersecurity, including the following: Designing and implementing a risk-based cybersecurity program….
Heathcare.gov database stirs privacy worries
Michael Hardy reports: The government stores personal information on millions of Americans who have used the Healthcare.gov system, a situation which is raising privacy concerns as the recent successful attack that compromised Office of Personnel Management data makes plain the damage that hackers can do. Called the Multidimensional Insurance Data Analytics System, or MIDAS, the…
Visas stolen in truck heist
The Saudi Press Agency reports: The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said Wednesday that a truck carrying visas was hijacked in Mexico and the visas stolen. According to a statement from the embassy, the theft occurred on June 7 “in northern Mexico.” Read more on SPA.
Ca: Gov’t probing online leak of workers’ information
CTV reports: The federal government is investigating whether any of its employees were affected after the personal information of some federal, provincial and municipal government workers was leaked online. Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada was the target of an attack, and some of the information in its databases was leaked online, the company’s developer…