AP reports: The manager of a St. Louis public housing complex has been indicted on two felony charges for allegedly conspiring to steal Social Security numbers and other personal information from prospective tenants. Federal prosecutors say 42-year-old Marsha Harrington worked with co-defendants Calvin Shaw and Larry Corner to use the stolen information to file false tax returns. Harrington is manager of the Clinton-Peabody housing…
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Alleged ‘Anonymous’ Computer Hacker Charged with 18 Counts of Cyberstalking
A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment against Fidel Salinas, 27, of Donna, adding additional attempted computer hacking charges and 18 counts of cyberstalking, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. According to the criminal complaint originally filed in the case, Salinas is allegedly linked to the computer hacking group Anonymous. With the return…
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council signs undertaking after case file left at client’s home
An undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed (pdf) by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. This follows an investigation into a social worker leaving a case file containing sensitive personal data at a client’s home. According to the undertaking, the Information Commissioner’s Office was informed of the breach in March 2013. After…
Three Welsh councils’ electoral roll data breaches probed
BBC reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it was concerned about incidents involving Rhondda Cynon Taf, Caerphilly and Torfaen. Their electoral rolls were passed to credit reference agencies, including details which should not go to third parties. A computer software error has been blamed. Read more on BBC.
NY: Rochester Housing Authority Data Breach Impacts Up to 180 Residents
And as breaches go, this one isn’t a particularly huge one, either, but it cost an employee their job. Beth Adams reports: The Rochester Housing Authority says a security breach has caused the names and social security numbers of up to 180 residents to be compromised. RHA executive director Alex Castro says a housing specialist…
ME: Washington county leaders looking into events surrounding leak of social security data
Mike DeSumma reports: Circumstances surrounding the leak of personnel data for dozens of current and former Washington county employees continues to dominate discussion here. County leaders say for a period of hours earlier this month the date of births and social security numbers for more than 50 workers were accidentally available for anyone to see on the…