Sky News reports: A number of British intelligence staff have been sacked for inappropriately accessing personal information, it has emerged. […] When asked by Sky News for further details about why intelligence staff were sacked, the committee’s spokeswoman MP Hazel Blears replied: “I think we say in the report that these incidents have been extremely rare….
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GA: 9 headed to prison for $5 million income tax scheme
Alexis Stevens reports: Nine people from metro Atlanta, including a former Social Security Administration employee, were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $5 million income tax scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. The scheme involved stolen identities from more than 1,000 people, Acting U.S. Attorney John Horn said in an emailed…
Government to drop charges against National Weather Service employee accused of hacking
Well, in light of past coverage, I didn’t see this one coming. Lisa Cornwell of AP reports: A National Weather Service employee accused of illegally accessing a restricted federal computer database containing information about the nation’s dams, stealing information and lying to federal investigators will have charges against her dismissed if a judge approves the…
FL: Computer hack at Orange Park City hall last month nearly cost $500,000
Jim Schoettler reports that employees falling for a phishing scheme nearly cost the town almost $500,000: A cyber hack last month at Orange Park City Hall cleared nearly $500,000 from the city’s bank account, but the theft was caught in time for a wire transfer to be reversed and security measures have been installed to…
Sonoma County social worker sued for snooping in applicant’s files
Sometimes employees snoop in healthcare or government databases just out of curiosity. Other times, they snoop to obtain information to misuse. That misuse could involve financial fraud such as tax refund fraud, or it could involve tormenting your neighbor, according to a lawsuit in Santa Rosa, California. Paul Payne of the Press Democrat reported on a case…
Anti-Israeli hackers target Louisiana’ Rapides Parish Police Jury, Bank websites
Waqas writes: The online hacktivist AnonGhost is on a hacking spree with targeting websites of top law enforcement agencies in the United States. A couple of days ago the hacktivists hacked the official website of Larimer County Sheriff’s Office not once but twice in a week. Today, the same group has hacked and defaced the official website of state of Louisiana’s Rapides Parish…