William Petroski reports: Iowa investigators suspect a serious breach of a state government computer database last week originated in China, which a congressional panel says has increased its use of cyber espionage tactics. The hackers gained access to a computer system operated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The breach allowed access to personal…
Category: Government Sector
Iowa racetrack and casino employee data on hacked server
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission said Friday that its database containing licensing information of racetrack and casino employees had been compromised after a firewall was breached by an outside Internet address. A news release issued by the commission said that the breach took place Tuesday when one of the firewalls “was circumvented due to…
UK: Security company axed after leak of MPs’ expenses files
Jason Lewis reports: A security firm responsible for guarding some of Britain’s most sensitive Government documents, including the two Iraq War dossiers, has been axed following the damaging leak of the MPs’ expenses files. The move comes after a long-running internal investigation into who released the damaging material which led to Ministerial resignations and a…
UK: Information safety fears as personal data is lost
Adam Morris and Michael Blackley report: Fresh fears have been raised over the protection of personal information after both the city council and NHS Lothian were hit by new “data loss” incidents. The Evening News has uncovered a series of cases where sensitive information has been lost or stolen in the past year. They range…
77,000 Alaskans’ information missing; state settles with firm
Ted Land reports: Tens of thousands of Alaskans are trying to find out if their personal information is missing. Attorney General Dan Sullivan announced Thursday there’s been a massive security breach reaching the highest levels of state government. More than 77,000 Alaskans’ personal information is missing. No one knows where it went. […] On that…
Seattle court worker charged with id theft
Levi Pulkklinen reports more on a story previously mentioned on this blog: A week after her alleged conspirators were charged, federal prosecutors have a Seattle Municipal Court employee with bank fraud and identity theft. […] Searching the vehicle, investigators found a number of “profiles” bearing Seattle Municipal Court customers’ names and credit-card numbers, according to…