WKBN reports: A former National Guardsman is now charged with theft of public money and aggravated identity theft. Jack Reppart, 46, of Southington worked as a recruiting assistant to the Ohio Army National Guard. He’s accused of using the means of identification of six people to steal approximately $14,000 from the Department of Defense between…
Category: Government Sector
Ca: City of White Rock notification of possible privacy breach
This is a formal notification of a possible breach of privacy that occurred March 7, 2015 at the City of White Rock. (05/22/2015) White Rock, BC – It was discovered on March 8, 2015 that four hard drives were removed from the White Rock Community Centre. It is highly improbable that any data can be…
Yemen Cyber Army data dump contains wealth of personal and government information
Lee Johnstone of cyberwarnews.info (@Cyber_War_News) has analyzed some of the massive amount of Saudi government data dumped by the Yemen Cyber Army and has kindly shared his findings with DataBreaches.net. In their statement, the Yemen Cyber Army (YCA) wrote: We have gained access to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) network and have full control…
Yemeni group hacks 3,000 Saudi govt computers to reveal top secret docs – report
RT reports: Yemeni hackers have allegedly released thousands of top secret Saudi Arabia documents, including spies’ identities, after gaining “full control” of over 3,000 computers and servers belonging to Riyadh’s Foreign, Interior and Defense Ministries. The Yemen Cyber Army group claims it not only has the addresses, phone numbers and emails of top Saudi diplomats,…
Lauri Love hacking case: NCA returns 25 of 31 seized items, but not encrypted laptop
Wow. Nic Rigby reports: A man accused of hacking US government computers who is battling for the return of property seized by police has been given back 25 of the 31 items. Lauri Love, of Suffolk, is seeking the return of devices seized by UK police. Mr Love, 30, who faces no charges in Britain,…
More than 4 years later, police officer indicted for alleged misuse of database and coercion
WKYC reports: A former North Olmsted police officer has been indicted for abusing his official position, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said. The Grand Jury voted to charge Brian Bielozer, 41, of Westlake, with two felony counts of Unauthorized Use of Property and two misdemeanor counts of Coercion. He is to be arraigned June…