Scott Seitz reports: Norwalk officials reported Monday no one will face discipline involving the release of residents’ Social Security numbers during a postcard mailing last week. The cards originally were mailed to provide residents access to 2013 Norwalk municipal income tax forms. Diane Eschen, finance director, said the city provided Shamrock, the firm which processed…
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MN: Former DNR employee enters plea in driver’s license snooping case
Nicole Norfleet reports: Former state employee John Hunt entered an Alford plea Tuesday to charges of breaching thousands of driver’s license files while he worked for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). During a plea settlement hearing in Ramsey County District Court, Hunt admitted that there was sufficient evidence for him to be found guilty…
UK: Council apologises for email blunder
The[Boston, UK] council has apologised to almost 600 people after inadvertently revealing their email addressess – many of which were personal accounts. The blunder came as the authority made a big play of launching a Daily Bulletin – a shoot off from its current Monthly Bulletin – offering news from the borough. However, in trying…
Former Miami Police Officer Sentenced in ID Theft for Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
NBC Miami has a follow-up to a case involving a Miami police officer who misused access to the DAVID drivers license database to obtain identity info for a tax refund fraud scheme: A former City of Miami Police officer was sentenced to more than 6 years in prison Thursday for participating in an identity theft…
UK: No verdict for third defendant in scheme involving misusing police database and selling information
Press Association reports: A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of the third defendant accused of taking part in a conspiracy involving a Thames Valley Police officer to steal thousands of accident victims’ details from her force computer and selling the information to solicitors’ firms. Sugra Hanif, 27, a former constable…
NYS audit of Village of Westbury reveals IT security deficiencies
The NYS Controller’s Office has released another audit that looks at information technology security – this time it’s the Village of Westbury on Long Island. The audit covered the period June 1, 2011 — November 30, 2012. Here are some snippets from their report: We examined controls over the Village’s computerized financial operations and found that Village…