Associated Press reports: The Washington attorney general’s office has filed charges against a former state employee accused of using confidential state databases to commit identity theft and steal unclaimed property. The state charged Timothy Darrell Fultz on Wednesday with multiple counts of theft, money laundering and computer trespass. He is accused of taking more than…
Category: Government Sector
UK: Wolverhampton Council must take better care of people’s information – ICO
From the ICO: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered Wolverhampton City Council to provide adequate data protection training for its staff following a series of warnings dating back over two years. The enforcement action follows an investigation into a data breach at the council that occurred in January 2012. The breach was caused when…
White House mistakenly identifies CIA chief in Afghanistan
Yes, this counts as an insider/human error breach: The CIA’s top officer in Kabul was exposed Saturday by the White House when his name was inadvertently included on a list provided to news organizations of senior U.S. officials participating in President Obama’s surprise visit with U.S. troops. The White House recognized the mistake and quickly…
Audit of Broome County discusses need for control of USB devices
The Office of the NYS Comptroller has released its audit of Broome County‘s information technology for the period January 1, 2012 — August 20, 2013. From their summary: Local governments use and maintain data that contains PPSI. PPSI is any information where unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or disruption of access or use could severely impact the County’s critical…
Update: Sailor convicted of hacking websites from aboard aircraft carrier
Sean Gallagher reports: A 27-year old now-former sailor pleaded guilty in a federal court in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 20 to charges of conspiracy after leading a band of hackers in the US and Canada from onboard an aircraft carrier. Nicholas Paul Knight, who was the system administrator for the USS Harry S. Truman’s nuclear reactors department, was…
Wayne County employees information part of Paytime breach
Terrie Morgan-Besecker reports that employees of Wayne County, Pennsylvania have been notified of the Paytime, Inc. breach noted previously on this blog: Hackers breached Wayne County’s payroll processor, potentially gaining access to hundreds of government employees’ Social Security numbers, home addresses and bank account information. Chief Clerk Vicky Botjer confirmed the county was notified Tuesday…