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UK: Police officer faces jail after gaining unauthorized access to information on Leicestershire Police force computers

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Dissent

Suzy Gibson reports: A police officer who gained unauthorised access to information on force computers could be facing a jail sentence. PC Andrew Clay, 50, appeared at Leicester Crown Court to plead guilty to six charges of securing unauthorised access to computer material, between September 2002 and March 2013. Five counts relate to seeking information about…

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AZ: Court clerk: Security breach affects hundreds of court cases

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Dissent

Raquel Hendrickson reports: “A severe dereliction of duty” is what Clerk of the Superior Court Amanda Stanford is calling a reported security breach that could impact hundreds of criminal cases in Pinal County. Stanford is alleging her predecessor, Chad Roche, gave the county attorney’s office access to files that had been sealed by the court….

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NYS Audit: Office of Information Technology Services: Security and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Dissent

NYS’s audit of its Office of Information Technology Services Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Core Systems wasn’t the only embarrassing OITS audit released this week.  The state also released its audit of the security and effectiveness of OITS’s Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems: Auditors found OITS and DMV are not in compliance with the…

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Hack Attack That Hit NYC Emails May Have Come from Russia: Sources

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Dissent

Jeff Mays and Murray Weiss report: The hacking attack that left city agencies unable to receive some emails last week may have originated from somewhere near Russia and was an attempt to scam city employees and others out of money, according to law enforcement sources. And it may be more widespread than previously believed, with workers at…

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UK: Havering Council has accidently leaked more than 2,000 email addresses

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Dissent

Ralph Blackburn reports: More than 2,000 residents’ email addresses have been accidently leaked by Havering Council. The email was advertising a recruitment event and was sent to a mailing list of 2,248 people from the homes and housing office on Tuesday. The council tried to recall the message, but instead it was sent out four…

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Police probe video of possible data hack at the National Archives

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Dissent

Did hackers access protected data at the National Archives or didn’t they? It’s not clear, as Elise Viebeck and Cory Bennett report: The National Archives acknowledged Wednesday that it has alerted law enforcement to a suspicious video posted online by hackers who purport to have gained access to agency files. Released on YouTube earlier this month,…

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