CBC News reports: The Western University student charged in a security breach of Revenue Canada‘s website is scheduled to make his first appearance in an Ottawa courtroom today. Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, 19, of London, Ont., is charged with one count of unauthorized use of a computer and one count of mischief in relation to data…
Category: Government Sector
Supposed ‘leader’ of LulzSec, ‘Aush0k,’ pleads guilty to hacking, hubris
From the how-much-can-we-hype-this-before-they-catch-on dept.: Richard Chirgwin reports: Matthew Flannery, once paraded by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as the “leader” of international hacking collective LulzSec, has pleaded guilty to the five remaining charges against him, in Gosford Local Court. […] The only victim of his work identified in public was the Narrabri Shire Council in the Australian…
Unclear whether OPM hackers accessed feds’ names
NextGov reports: The Office of Personnel Management is not required to tell employees whether attackers who recently breached a human resources database saw their names. The hackers, believed to be from China, apparently wanted files on staff who have applied for top-secret security clearances, The New York Times previously reported. OPM and the Department of Homeland Security — the…
UK: ICO hit by data security breach
Desire Athow reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the entity in charge of making sure British organisations (and the government) keep private data secure, has been hit by a data security breach. The snafu was published in the ICO’s annual report and the body has, according to the Times, been less than amicable when it comes…
OH: Laptop with sensitive information stolen from Summit County Courthouse
Adam Ferrise reports: Someone stole a laptop computer and a flash drive Thursday from a court reporter’s office inside the Summit County Courthouse. The laptop and flash drive contained sensitive information about ongoing court cases, Summit County Sheriff Inspector Bill Holland said. Holland declined to specify what the computer contained or what cases because it…
UK constable accused of breaching data protection law to access women’s private info
RT reports: UK chief constable, Nick Gargan, is under criminal investigation for allegedly breaking data protection legislation to access personal information of younger females whom he’s accused of inappropriately propositioning. Previously stationed at Avon and Somerset, the former constable once held the position of chief of the National Policing Improvement Agency, and was reportedly tipped to…