Paul writes: National Express are one of the biggest public transport companies in the UK with a huge fleet of coaches and trains. This vulnerability discloses customers information to a potential attacker such as the passengers names, destination, last 4 digits of the card, price the customer paid for the tickets and of course the…
Category: Government Sector
UK: Three Aberdeen council workers sacked for breaching data protection rules
David Ewen reports: Three Aberdeen council workers have been sacked for accessing private information about people, the Evening Express can reveal today. The former employees of Aberdeen City Council got their marching orders after breaching the Data Protection Act. A further nine members of staff were reprimanded for misconduct, which included leaking information from a…
NC: Hertford County security breach puts some taxpayers at risk
Holly Henry reports on WTKR: Some taxpayers may be at risk in Hertford County, after a list containing confidential information on the Hertford County Website was compromised. The following statement is from the Hertford County Commissioners on a recent security breach: The posting of a list of delinquent tax liens for tax years 2005 thru…
Ex-wife of former Pacific Grove police commander sentenced to prison for identity theft, fraud
Ana Ceballas reports: Kristin Nyunt, the ex-wife of a former Pacific Grove police commander, was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison Tuesday for fraud, identity theft and several other charges. Upon reviewing “tens of thousands of emails and text messages” and financial documents, the FBI and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office…
JP: Hackers access Justice Ministry data on bullying
JiJi reports: The Justice Ministry has revealed one of its computer networks was hacked and that some information may have been stolen. The ministry is assessing the extent of the damage, officials said Monday, adding that data on school bullying, abuse and other human rights violations may have been downloaded. Read more on The Japan…
Government itself tries to hack HealthCare.gov
Associated Press reports: The government’s own watchdogs tried to hack into HealthCare.gov earlier this year and found what they termed a critical vulnerability — but also came away with respect for some of the health insurance site’s security features. Those are among the conclusions of a report released today by the Health and Human Services…