A few more law enforcement-related web sites were hacked this past week, to add to the growing list: Travis Crum reports that the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association site was hacked and officers’ data dumped online: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for the people responsible for leaking the home addresses, home phone numbers…
Category: Government Sector
IN: Computers stolen from government office had encryption in place
Daniel Miller reports that 10 laptops loaded with classified and personal information were swiped over the weekend from the Department of Child Services in Hendricks County, Indiana, but thankfully, they were encrypted. Read more on WISH.
Hackers Target Your Personal Info in DMV Database
Steven Dial reports from South Carolina: Hackers are trying to steal personal information from the DMV database and most of them are from another country. “It is cause for alarm for us and our information technology folks,” said JR Sanderson. Since January hackers have tried to get into the DMV database more than 100 times….
Law enforcement targeted by hackers
There have been a number of law enforcement-related web sites hacked since last June. Some of those hacks — like those involving the Arizona Department of Public Safety, BART, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Baldwin County Sheriff’s office in Alabama, Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (C.L.E.A.R.), the California Statewide Law…
Ca: Privacy Breach at Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
There has been a privacy breach at Workers’ Compensation [WHSCC]. An employee accessed the records of twelve injured workers without a justifiable work purpose over a three-year period. Those affected are in the process of being contacted. The Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission is apologizing to all those affected, saying it has zero tolerance…
SLC Police Department hack: hackers delete their own files after reiterating pledge not to expose residents’ personal info
Hacktivism raises all kinds of ethical issues. In an unusual move, hackers responsible for the hack of the Salt Lake City Police Department have deleted their copies of some of the files they had acquired from the PD’s web site. In announcing the hack on Tuesday, the hackers known as Kahuna and CabinCr3w indicated that…