Erika Pesantes reports: A Broward sheriff’s community service aide is part of a group accused of stealing people’s identities and filing fraudulent federal tax returns on their behalf to rake in cash. Celia Cromer, 42, who was assigned to the regional traffic unit as a breath-alcohol technician in sheriff’s DUI cases, has been indicted on…
Category: Government Sector
Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice attacked by hackers, ‘important’ data stolen
Thai Son reports: The Ministry of Justice has become the latest victim of ransomware attacks in Vietnam. Several computers connected to the ministry’s network have been infected with the malware, having many “important” data encrypted by hackers who would destroy all the documents, unless they got paid, the department of information technology under the ministry…
Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputy charged with computer invasion of privacy
Nick Watson reports: A Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputy was charged with computer invasion of privacy and violation of oath related to “unauthorized procurement of personal data for his own personal gain,” according to the sheriff’s office. Michael Lusk, 49, of Cleveland was charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation following an investigation requested by…
OH: Former National Guardsman charged with ID theft
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…
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…