Janene Pieters reports: An investigation into the Tax Authorities‘ practices in handling confidential information revealed ten cases of “unauthorized data exchange”, State Secretary Eric Wiebes of Finances informed parliament in a letter. In one case, the State Secretary pressed charges with the Public Prosecutor, he wrote. The investigation in the Data & Analytics department is…
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Former Dentons associate accused in extortion plot involving threat to leak documents to legal blog
Debra Cassens Weiss reports: A former Dentons litigation associate in Los Angeles has been charged with extortion for allegedly threatening to leak sensitive law firm documents to the blog Above the Law unless his demands were met. Former associate Michael Potere, 32, is accused of demanding that the law firm pay him $210,000 and give…
Smyrna Police employee arrested for stealing personal information
Jessica Noll and Faith Abubey report: A police department’s crime analyst in Cobb County was charged with 31 counts of computer theft. Shannon Pope, a 17-year veteran of the Smyrna Police Department, posted bond at $3,500 after being arrested on June 21. Pope, 38, stole information without authorization including driver’s licenses and mobile data of…
White Blossom Care Center Notifies Residents of Data Security Incident
From their press release: White Blossom Care Center (“White Blossom”) announced today an incident that resulted in the exposure of certain resident information at its facility in San Jose, Calif. It is important to note that, based on the available information, we have no specific evidence that any potentially exposed data has been used inappropriately….
TN: Clinic tells patients disgruntled former employee compromised their records
A local counseling service is notifying its patients that its computer records were recently compromised and private information may be at risk. Professional Counseling and Medical Associates, 849 Volunteer Dr., Suite 2, reported a breach of its electronic health records system, which was copied by a disgruntled former employee who is a healthcare professional. This…
High school hacker who changed grades pays for his actions, now studies cybertech
T. Keung Huia reports: A former Wake County high school student who hacked into his school’s computer system to change grades had his criminal charges dismissed Wednesday after he repaid the school district and completed community service. Saivamsi Krishna Hanumanthu was a 17-year-old senior at Panther Creek High School in Cary in February 2016 when…