Jim Woods reports: A former state employee from Dublin and a private contractor from Hilliard were indicted Thursday on federal charges accusing them of a fraudulent scheme that involved stealing a computer software program from the state of Ohio. Jatinder Singh, 42, of Dublin, and Anju Vallabhaneni, 49, of Hilliard, were indicted on federal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and destruction of records. The offenses…
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Ca: Gatineau constable fired for looking up former friends in police database
A Canadian reader sends this item along: A Gatineau police officer has been fired after she pleaded guilty in April to illegally accessing police databases to look up personal information on three people following a falling out with a friend. Const. Chantal Lacroix was a 22-year veteran with the Gatineau Police Service, which confirmed her…
IE: Police officer cleared of leaking personal details used in virtual reality dispute
Nothing happened, move along? The Irish News reports: A police officer has been cleared of allegations that she disclosed sensitive personal information which was then posted by a player of an online virtual reality game. A man who plays the game Ingress alleged that the officer disclosed personal information about him to a rival player, who…
Mossack Fonseca worker arrested in Switzerland
Juliette Garside reports: An IT worker at the Geneva offices of Mossack Fonseca, the offshore law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, has been arrested in the hunt for the whistleblower behind the biggest ever leak to journalists. […] “A procedure has been opened by the public ministry of Geneva following a complaint…
Aspen Valley Hospital accused of patient-privacy breach
Another “small breach, big impact” story. Rick Carroll reports: A former Aspen Valley Hospital employee who says a human resources manager outed him as HIV-positive is alleging the hospital repeatedly violated patient-confidentiality laws. […] Doe joined the hospital in 2003 as its conference center coordinator. In August 2013, he was promoted to a technician in…
IE: Private investigator used civil servant to access personal data
A private investigator, who used a mole in the Department of Social Protection to mine their their computer system for personal information on people, has been fined €4,000. James Cowley (65) with an address at Brookdale Lawns, Rivervalley, Swords, Dublin pleaded guilty to 13 charges under Section 22 of the Data Protection Act for unlawfully obtaining…