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…
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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…
FL: Former corrections officer sent to prison for stealing inmate identities
Tampa Bay Times reports an update to a previously noted case: A former state correctional officer from Tampa has been sentenced to federal prison for more than four years for stealing the identity of inmates to file fraudulent tax returns. Jerry St. Fleur, 26, was given four years and three months in prison for wire…
UK: Northmavine parents lodge SIC privacy complaint
Neil Riddell reports: Parents in Northmavine have lodged a formal complaint about what they describe as a “blatant breach” of data protection during a school closure consultation, and are calling on Shetland Islands Council to “ensure our privacy is taken seriously”. Last week the local authority issued an apology after personal details relating to “a small number of…