The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has sacked 22 of its students who hacked into the school’s computer system to manipulate their results. A notice of dismissal from the university said it took the decision after meeting on the issue at an emergency meeting on Wednesday, 15th February, 2017 by the Academic Board. The…
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Wall Street IT Engineer Hacks Employer to See If He Will Be Let Go
Catalin Cimpanu reports: On Friday, April 7, the FBI arrested Zhengquan Zhang, a 31-year-old IT engineer, who now stands accused of installing malware on his employer’s servers to steal proprietary source. Zhang started working for his former employer, KCG Holdings, Inc., in March 2010, first in its New York branch, and then its San Francisco…
Toll to inspect USBs it suspects aided data theft by former employee
Allie Coyne reports: Freight giant Toll has been given permission to access and inspect eight USB devices it thinks might have been used by an ex-employee to pinch sensitive corporate files. Earlier this month Toll applied for preliminary discovery of USB devices owned by a former national sales manager for its NQX freight forwarding and…
Customs Officer Admits Sharing ‘Sensitive’ Info
Tim Ryan reports: A former Customs and Border Protection officer has pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement about sending “highly sensitive information” from government databases to people living overseas, federal prosecutors said. Jesus Muchacho, 39, of Temple Hills, Maryland, faces up to five years in prison for lying to investigators about sending information from…
Showpo settles data ‘theft’ allegations against Black Swallow for $60,000
Jessica Sier reports: Online retailers Showpo and Black Swallow have settled their data breach dispute, after Showpo alleged one of its former graphic designers downloaded the company’s entire customer database and passed it on to her new employers at Black Swallow. Sydney-based Black Swallow has been ordered to pay $60,000 to Showpo in instalments over…
Virginia Mason Memorial hospital notifies 419 patients after employees snooped in their records
Molly Rosbach reports: Virginia Mason Memorial hospital sent out letters last week to 419 of its past emergency room patients, alerting them of a privacy violation. A routine internal audit revealed that from roughly October to January, 21 employees at the hospital had improperly accessed those patients’ records. Read more on The Yakima Herald. A…