From RTÉ: Two directors of a private investigation company have admitted accessing social welfare information and disclosing it to a credit union. Margaret Stuart and Wendy Martin, both directors of MCK Rentals Ltd of Trafalgar Road in Greystones pleaded guilty at Bray District Court today to consenting, conniving or neglecting to stop alleged breaches of…
Category: Government Sector
Major security breach at Dominica Registry
The Dominican reports: Police in Dominica are reporting a major security breach at Dominica’s Central Registry Office with the disappearance of the keys to the institution’s offices. The keys disappeared seemingly into thin air from the Headquarters of the Police Force where it was been held for safe keeping. Chief Registrar Ossie Walsh told the local…
DHS no longer needs permission slips to monitor other agencies’ networks for vulnerabilities
Aliya Sternstein reports: The Department of Homeland Security has spelled out its intentions to proactively monitor civilian agency networks for signs of threats, after agencies arguably dropped the ball this spring in detecting federal websites potentially harboring the Heartbleed superbug. Annual rules for complying with the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act released Friday require…
VA: Beach inmate filed false tax returns using prisoners stolen identities
13NewsNow reports: An inmate at Virginia Beach Jail was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison Thursday for fraud after he stole the identity of fellow prisoners and filed false tax returns, officials said. Travis Hager, 24, of Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced for wire fraud and false claims against the United States. Read more on 13NewsNow
McCordsville teen among four accused in international computer hacking ring
WTHR reports: A McCordsville teenager is named as one of four gamers charged by a federal grand jury in a computer hacking operation. The four are accused of breaking into the networks of well-known tech companies – including Microsoft Corporation, Epic Games Inc., Valve Corporation, Zombie Studios – as well as the U.S. Army and stealing…
Former State of Alabama Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Identities from State Databases
WTVY reports: 30-year-old Tamika Floyd a resident of Salem, Ala., pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated identity theft for her involvement in a Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme (SIRF), announced Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and…