Breaches have consequences. Bianca Hall reports further developments in a breach previously noted on this blog: The federal government will be forced to simultaneously fight dozens of court appeals later this month following a privacy breach, with about 40 asylum seekers preparing to launch appeals against their deportation in the Federal Circuit Court. The asylum…
Category: Government Sector
Two Iowa Dept. of Human Services employees blamed for security breaches of more than 2,000 Iowans’ personal information
The Iowa Department of Human Services announced Friday that there was a breach in personal information related to some Polk County social work assessments. There are 2,042 individuals whose information was included in the breach, which happened during the assessment period of some child and dependent adult abuse cases. Letters were mailed this week notifying…
Leader Of Identity Theft Ring Targeting Government Employees And Others Sentenced To 12 Years
A follow-up to a case reported previously on this blog: Jenaro Blalock, 31, of Clinton, Md., was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Blalock also was ordered to pay full restitution to the victims. Blalock pleaded guilty on Oct….
Mississippi woman pleads guilty in stolen identity fraud case
Jackson, Miss – Marietta Harris, 38, of Jackson, pled guilty on March 5, 2014 to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. She will be sentenced on May 15, 2014 by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate and faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000…
MN: Third defendant sentenced in ID theft ring using state employees’ info
WCCO reports: A 32-year-old St. Paul woman has been sentenced to prison for her role in a wide-ranging identity theft ring. In Ramsey County District Court Thursday morning, Shauntell Burg was sentenced to 88 months – over seven years — in prison. She pleaded guilty in October 2013 to one count of identity theft. Burg and…
UK: Data theft PC Sugra Hanif dismissed from police force
BBC reports on a case mentioned previously on this blog: A police officer has been dismissed from her job after her conviction for stealing and selling details of accident victims. Sugra Hanif was found guilty along with her lover Raza Khan of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office following a trial in January. Read more…