KPTV reports: A Vancouver Public School District spokesperson said Skyview High School email system was hacked early Tuesday morning by a student. Communications Director Patricia Nuzzo said the student was “emergency expelled” until appropriate disciplinary action can be determined. Nuzzo added the student hacked into a teacher email account and sent six different messages to more…
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Tampa International Airport infosecurity breach spurred probe
Yvette C. Hammett reports: A consultant working to upgrade Tampa International Airport’s computer system last year caused concern among some airport employees about a potentially serious security breach because he shared his user name and password with 19 people in foreign countries. […] The information technology consultant, Gautham Sampath, who told airport authorities he shared…
Ca: Student hacks Thames Valley District
Jennifer O’Brien reports: Police and school board officials are investigating after a student hacked into a file containing private information — including names and addresses — of peers at South secondary school. The breach occurred April 14, said Marion Moynihan, superintendent of student achievement, information technology services for Thames Valley District school board. “A student created…
UK: Worker stole customers’ personal details from Tesco database
STV provides an update to a previously noted breach. A Tesco worker stole customers’ personal details from the supermarket giant’s database. Thomas Wengierow admitted a charge under the Data Protection Act committed when he worked at the Tesco Customer Services call centre in Baird Avenue, Dundee. Read more on STV.
Charge laid against Manitoba Health employee accused of inappropriately accessing health information
CTV reports: A charge has been laid against a former Manitoba Health employee for accessing personal health information inappropriately. The office of the Manitoba Ombudsman said it conducted an investigation after a report of a privacy breach at Manitoba Health’s Provincial Drug Program. The Ombudsman said a former employee who had access to personal health…
CN: Death sentence over selling of state secrets
Li Qian reports: A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign spy agency between 2002 and 2011, China Central Television revealed yesterday. Huang Yu, 48, was paid a total of US$700,000 for the information, CCTV said. It didn’t say when sentence was passed, or…