Two men accused of stealing data from the Federal Ministry of Health face trial in Berlin Thursday. A system administrator is alleged to have provided a pharmaceutical lobbyist with inside information. An external IT expert working for the German Health Ministry is being charged with receiving bribes from a lobbyist working for the pharmaceutical industry to spy…
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More details emerge on Department of Homeland Security breach affecting more than 247,000 employees and non-employees
If you were part of a Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General investigation at some time between 2002 through 2014, DHS wants you to know that you may be a breach victim. Unfortunately, due to “technological” issues, it seems that DHS can’t directly contact you to alert you, so read on….. A few…
PA: Former police officers leak confidential information on ‘vulnerable’ cases, grand jury says
I’m thinking that this should be categorized in the Education sector if the police are hired by the college(s), but if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know. Sarah Rafacz and Shawn Annarelli report: Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller used her last workday in office Friday to release a grand jury report alleging…
SSM Health notifying 29,000 patients of insider-wrongdoing breach
Samantha Liss reports: SSM Health said that a former employee inappropriately accessed the medical records of its patients in multiple states. Unclear of the full extent, SSM said it’s notifying all 29,000 patients whose records were ever accessed by this former call center employee. […] The former employee inappropriately accessed certain records over an eight-month…
Police say car lot took out loans on unsuspecting customers
Chris Hayes reports: ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – You could be a victim and not even know it. Police believe there may be other victims of Autoway Car Sales on St. Charles Rock Road. This morning, Pagedale police officers weaved through the car lot looking for connections between vehicles and other potential victims. Owner Anas…
H&R Block employee gave drug dealer access to client information, charges state
Phoebe Tollefson reports: An H&R Block employee let a man who sold him pot “help himself” to filing cabinets containing customer information earlier this year in order to settle a debt, prosecutors allege. James Maurice Palmer, 27, faces charges of forgery and identity theft, both felonies, stemming from the incident in April. Read more on…