Alex Evans reports: Confidential data has been lost, misplaced or leaked by Sheffield Council 22 times since February 2012, The Star can reveal today. The information includes eight letters sent to the wrong address and a document which contained children’s names going missing. In one breach, a spreadsheet naming 1,729 people who received payments from…
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UK: Met Police computer hacker given community order by judge who says he was used as a ‘stooge’
Gareth Lightfoot reports: A teenage computer wiz who attacked the Metropolitan Police website has kept his freedom as a judge said he was used as a “stooge”. Jordan Jones, 19, was vulnerable and “preyed upon” by people who take pleasure in hacking high-level computers, a court heard. He since used his talents for good as a “poacher…
CA: Former Military Reservist, Relative Plead to Identity Theft Scam Exceeding $215,000
Two men, including a former military reservist who stole the identities of fellow soldiers while stationed overseas, pleaded no contest today for their involvement in an identity theft scam totaling more than $215,000 in losses, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Warren Kato of the High Tech Crime Division said…
Voter info stolen in Southeast DC?
WUSA9 reports: A volunteer says laptops with voters’ information was stolen in an early morning break-in at the Davis Elementary voting precinct in Southeast D.C., reports WUSA9 producer Stephanie Wilson. A Board of Elections official said no voter information was compromised, because the laptops have to be connected to the BOE network for anyone to…
Sources: Navy intel chief’s security clearance suspended, can’t view classified info
David Larter reports: The head of naval intelligence has not been able to view classified information for an entire year. Vice Adm. Ted Branch, the director of naval intelligence, had his security clearance suspended in November 2013 after being investigated for possible misconduct. In the year since, no charges have been filed and there is…
Philippines Dept of Trade and Industry Hacked, Login Details Leaked by Anonymous
Waqas writes: An online hacktivist going with the handle of Anonymous Leyte has claimed to hack in to the official website of Philippines‘s Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) (http://bps.dti.gov.ph), ending up with leaking login details of 1900+ members online yesterday. In an exclusive chat with hacker, we were told that reason for hacking the DIT’s website is to register a protest against the mishandling…