As bad as the Mexican voter database leak may seem, the hack and data dump affecting over 55 million Filipino voters is much worse, in my opinion. Not only was more sensitive information involved – including passport information and fingerprints – but the data were freely available to an untold number of parties who may…
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Ca: Student hacks Thames Valley District
Jennifer O’Brien reports: Police and school board officials are investigating after a student hacked into a file containing private information — including names and addresses — of peers at South secondary school. The breach occurred April 14, said Marion Moynihan, superintendent of student achievement, information technology services for Thames Valley District school board. “A student created…
MoD contractor hacked, 831 members of defence community exposed
And in other less-than-great Ministry of Defence news, Alexander J. Martin reports: Up to 831 members of Britain’s defence community with high-level security clearances had their personally identifying information stolen when the Ministry of Defence’s business networking organisation was hacked, The Register has learned. Although heavily redacted in places, correspondence between the MoD and Niteworks—requested under the Freedom…
JPMorgan Hack Case Nets Dad Accused in Bitcoin Bribery Plot
Patricia Hurtado and David Voreacos report: Federal prosecutors broadened a case linked to what the U.S. called a multiyear criminal enterprise centering on hacks of publishing and financial firms including JPMorgan Chase & Co., according to court records in Manhattan. […] In a revised indictment, Anthony Murgio and his co-conspirators are accused of knowingly exchanging…
Contractor charged with damaging Reserve pay software
Kevin Lilley reports: The “glitch” that delayed Army Reserve paychecks for an average of 17 days in late 2014 now has an alleged face. Mittesh Das, a civilian contractor, could face 10 years in prison and a quarter-million dollar fine on charges he damaged the Regional Level Application Software, a critical Army Reserve computer network….
Wyoming Medical Center reports patient record breach
Laura Hancock reports: Records of nearly 3,200 Wyoming Medical Center patients may have been accessed in February, the hospital reported Thursday. On Feb. 25, an unidentified third party had access for 15 minutes to two Wyoming Medical Center email accounts containing patient records, the Casper hospital said in a statement. The records contained patient names,…