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…
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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…
Northern Kentucky IRS Financial Technician Sentenced To 28 Months For Stealing Identities And Committing Mail Fraud
A financial technician, employed in an office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) located in Boone County, Ky., was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for unlawfully accessing an IRS computer to obtain personal information about taxpayers. U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar sentenced 33-year-old Joy Fox of Independence, Ky., on Thursday for aiding and…
Norwalk, Ohio Mayor: Sorry about the SSN on postcards
Tom Jackson reports: Norwalk’s mayor says city officials regret mailing out thousands of postcards that list the Social Security numbers of local taxpayers. City officials have asked the recipients to destroy the cards, and they’ve already mailed out substitute cards that omit the sensitive numbers. “Obviously, we’re very sorry and we wish it had never happened,”…
Update: eBenefits breach caused by software update
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued an update to the recent eBenefits portal breach, previously reported here, here, and here. Their statement: As you may be aware, the eBenefits web portal was shut down for a period of time earlier this month, and a limited number of Veterans had some of their private information…
SC: Data breach exposes Pee Dee Regional Transportation employee information
Gavin Jackson reports: An official with the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority confirmed there was a data breach discovered late last week that exposed the personal information of about 50 current and former employees. Chuck MacNeil, executive director of the PDRTA, said letters were mailed Friday to those affected once the security breach was discovered…