Sudan Tribune reports: South Sudan has vowed not to expel any member of Huawei, a Chinese technological company it accused of allegedly forging documents on behalf of its information minister. This comes a day after the country’s authorities ordered an investigation into allegations that Huawei had hacked its systems. Read more on Sudan Tribune.
Category: Government Sector
Update: Former IRS employee sentenced
There’s an update to a case previously noted here concerning a rogue Mark Morris of the Kansas City Star reports that Taylor S. Knight has been sentenced to two years in prison and $5,000 in restitution for her role in an id theft scheme. Knight pleaded guilty in July.
NC: 70+ Lenoir County employees compromised by data breach
WNCT reports that more than 70 Lenoir County employees have been notified that their names and Social Security numbers were exposed due an error by a Human Resources employee who neglected to redact the data in a salary report. Kinston provides some additional details. The unredacted report was sent to one person, who had worked in law…
UK: Herts police admits data breach which published confidential details of 61 people on government website
Herts and Essex Observer reports: HERTS Constabulary is blaming a “computer error” after confidential information about people involved in anti-social behaviour cases was uploaded onto a Government website. The names and addresses of 61 individuals were posted on the Herts ‘local priorities’ pages on Home Office website police.uk. Read more on Herts and Essex Observer.
Breach involving Cape May-Lewes Ferry’s terminals and vessels went undetected for almost a year
On July 30, 2014, Delaware River and Bay Authority (“the Authority”) was notified of a possible security compromise involving credit and debit card data stored on certain systems at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry‘s terminals and vessels. An investigation into this incident was immediately initiated and our team, including third-party forensics experts, has been working continuously to understand…
The OIG revealed that the FDA’s computer network is vulnerable to a potential data breach
Elizabeth Snell reports: A recent audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revealed that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FD) computer network is vulnerable to a potential data breach. The news is especially critical as almost exactly one year ago it was discovered that the FDA’s online submission system was breached by an…