WLWT reports: A Cincinnati man pleaded guilty after U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman said he stole data from a local company and demanded ransom. Carlos Ruiz-Rodriguez, 25, was a call center employee for two years. Glassman said he stole company schematics and client information and told the company he would release it if the company did…
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Ca: Justice ministry looking into privacy breach case at Vonda SGI issuer
More details have emerged on a breach initially disclosed in July. CTV reports: Saskatchewan’s justice ministry is investigating a privacy breach in which an employee at a private SGI licence issuer in Vonda accessed information on thousands of people. A report from the province’s privacy commissioner states the breach involved an employee at Hometown Insurance…
AU: Two more SA Health workers sacked for spying on patient records
Brad Crouch reports: Two more SA Health staff have been sacked in the past three months for spying on patient records, bringing the total to seven people terminated in the past year. Another staff member quit prior to the allegations being substantiated and a volunteer was also terminated, while four other staff members were disciplined….
Zynga sues 2 former employees over alleged massive data heist
Cyrus Farivar reports: On Tuesday, Zynga sued two of its former employees. The company claims they stole confidential information and took it to their new employer, rival social gaming startup, Scopely. Massimo Maietti and Ehud Barlach worked as higher-up employees for the San Francisco-based Zynga until they left in July and September, respectively. Scopely, which makes Dice with Buddies, Wheel…
Data leak on Europol terrorism investigations: Dutch TV (Updated)
Toby Sterling reports: Information on numerous international investigations into terrorism groups compiled by Europol was accidentally left online, unguarded by any password, a Dutch television program reported on Wednesday. Europol, which helps European Union national police organizations cooperate, could not immediately be reached for comment. The television program Zembla cited the Europol’s adjunct director Wil…
Prison sentence for former network admin who shutdown his former employer, an ISP
Howard Sheppard has the follow-up to a case where a disgruntled network admin took revenge on his former employer: Darius J. Prugar, 32, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today in federal court in Harrisburg by Sylvia H. Rambo to 24 months in prison for computer hacking and wire fraud. A jury convicted Prugar in…