Courtney Kube reports: An Army gynecologist took secret intimate videos of a patient under his care at Fort Hood in Texas, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The lawsuit says that the woman is believed to be one of scores who were preyed upon by Dr. Blaine McGraw and that Army leadership had allowed him to…
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Gates Down: Third Circuit Says Breaking Employer Computer Access Policies Is Not Hacking
Daniel P. O’Meara, Jeffrey D. Coren, and Zachary V. Zagger of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. write: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and that account passwords are…
Lawsuit Alleges Ex-Intel Employee Hid 18,000 Sensitive Documents Prior to Leaving the Company
Divya reports: Intel is pursuing legal action against a former software engineer who the company claims downloaded thousands of confidential files shortly after being fired in July. The incident highlights growing concerns about data security during workforce reductions and employee departures. “Growing concerns?” How many times over the past 15+ years have we reported on the insider…
ALT5 Sigma sues former consultant over alleged data breach
Here is today’s reminder of the insider threat. Street Insider reports: ALT5 Sigma Corporation filed a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court on November 4 against Wellington Peel, LLC, Jean-Francois Amyot, Hugues Benoit and Prime Delta Corp., seeking a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief related to alleged unauthorized access of company information. The company discovered…
UK: Woman charged after NHS patients’ records accessed in data breach
Today’s reminder of the insider threat comes to us from the National Health Service in the U.K. Craig Meighan and Billy Gaddi report: A woman has been charged after Scots patients had their private medical records accessed during an NHS data breach. Reports suggest around 100 patients in NHS Lothian could have had their records…
UK: FCA fines former employee of Virgin Media O2 for data protection breach
FX News Group reports: Taunton-based Luke Coleman, aged 30, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining and the subsequent disclosure of personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act, following a prosecution by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Coleman, who was employed by Virgin Media O2, sold confidential customer data to family friend Nicholas…