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California congressman sues opponent, alleging violations of CFAA

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Dissent

Another civil case invoking the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Jeff Matsuura and Craig Blakeley of Alliance Law Group, LLC write: Representative Mike Honda of California has sued his campaign opponent alleging violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).  The CFAA provides for both criminal and civil actions.  Although we often focus on the criminal prosecutions…

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CT: Hospital Patients Caught in Identity Theft Ring

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dissent

NBC reports: Federal investigators say two women orchestrated an identity theft ring that targeted at least 20 people in the greater New Haven area. But it’s how suspects Jamila Williams-Stevenson and Loretta Coburn are said to have gotten some of their victim’s personal information that is most shocking. Authorities said several of the alleged victims…

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Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative’s ‘mistake’

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Dissent

Joseph Menn and John Walcott report: A U.S. investigation into a leak of hacking tools used by the National Security Agency is focusing on a theory that one of its operatives carelessly left them available on a remote computer and Russian hackers found them, four people with direct knowledge of the probe told Reuters. The tools, which…

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FL: Charlotte deputy misuse of private information leads to concern

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Dissent

Tim Wronka reports: One deputy is fired and another disciplined in Charlotte County. That’s the punishment for using agency equipment to look up information of private citizens. It’s the latest in a series of misuses of the D.A.V.I.D. system — a state database with driver and personal information. Attorney Scott Weinberg has kept a close eye on…

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UK: Former LV= employee in court over data leak

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Dissent

Emma Ann Hughes reports: Two people have been charged with bribery offences following an investigation into the suspected leak of confidential data by a former employee of LV to a claims management company. This is the first time by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) officers have charged suspects with offences under…

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Lost and Found: Ventura County Health Care Agency notifies patients of breach

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Dissent

The Ventura County Star reports that 777 patients of the Ventura County Health Care Agency have been notified of a breach that happened in July because an employee took paperwork home and then couldn’t find it. The data reportedly included names, birth dates and medical history. Two cases involved financial data including Social Security numbers. The files…

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