News.com.au reports: At the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, diplomats talk about kicking up trouble among disenchanted youth using Facebook and Twitter. At the embassy in Khartoum, they report on Iran’s military aid to Sudan. Meanwhile in Geneva, the Saudi mission is stuck dealing with a multi-million dollar limo bill racked up by a Saudi royal…
Category: Government Sector
TX: Man stole personal information from people signing up for Obamacare
Andy Cerota reports: A government contractor in Houston who was supposed to be signing people up for Obamacare stole personal information from at least 17 people around the country. Kenneth Bacon, who worked in a Houston call center, is accused of taking down the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers that enrollees gave…
Newark police captain charged in data theft suspended without pay, officials say
Vernal Coleman reports: The Newark police captain arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged data theft scheme has been suspended, Newark Police Department spokesman Sergeant Ronald Glover confirmed. Captain Anthony Buono, 60, of Millstone, was upon his arrest immediately suspended from active duty without pay pending the outcome of the investigation and trial, Glover said. Read more…
Anonymous Strikes Again: Canadian Government Experiences Security Breach
Taelor Bentley writes: The infamous hacker group “Anonymous” reportedly conducted an attack against the Canadian government on Wednesday. This attack made multiple government websites go dark, including Canada.ca and the websites for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Transport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Justice Canada. This hack was supposedly in protest against the government’s controversial new security legislation. Bill…
UK: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham signs undertaking
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: An undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. This follows incidents where personal data relating to a number of individuals was sent to unintended recipients due to typing errors in the address of the correspondence. On investigation…
Lawmakers demand OPM chief’s resignation
Andy Medici reports: More lawmakers are calling for the Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta to step down over widely reported data breaches that exposed the personal information of millions of federal employees. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told the Washington Post after a June 16…