Russell Myers reports: Eight police staff have lost their jobs after illegally accessing the confidential records of dozens of people on the Police National Computer. Of the eight, one police officer and one community support officer (PCSO) are facing criminal charges after an investigation by Essex Police found them guilty of gross misconduct. Another PCSO…
Category: Government Sector
Vermont tax department says risk of ID theft is minimal after social security numbers posted
From the Burlington Free Press: The Vermont Department of Taxes said Wednesday it has identified all parties who were able to access residents’ social security numbers inadvertently posted online. The last party was identified a day after the tax department said three parties were able to access the numbers. The website displayed the Social Security…
De: Police hacked after top cop rows with daughter
From The Local in Germany: A hacker attack which infiltrated Germany’s federal police computer system using Trojan programs and a system of routes via Russia last summer was due to a row about internet usage between a top cop and his daughter. It resulted in the “Patras” server being closed down – meaning that federal…
NY: Bronx cops in file flub
Kirstan Conley reports: Bronx cops disposed of dozens of sensitive files by tossing them in the garbage outside the 40th Precinct station house, where they were fair game for local Dumpster divers. The files — including at least one domestic-violence report, stolen property records, criminal complaints and mug shots — were found yesterday by a…
AntiSec dumps e-mail and contact info for NYS law enforcement groups – but which? (updated)
As noted New Year’s Eve, members of the #Anonymous #AntiSec collective welcomed 2012 by dumping data from law enforcement-related organizations on both coasts. I described the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association hack in a previous blog entry. Now let’s turn to the east coast, where the hackers dumped data reportedly from multiple organizations. In their…
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) hacked
I don’t know how you partied last night (if you did), but it looks like the AntiSec folks thoroughly enjoyed themselves by releasing data they acquired from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA). In a statement on the defaced site earlier in the evening, the hackers referred to the hack as being part of…