Kelly Fiveash reports: TalkTalk has turned three workers—based at a call centre provider in India—over to the police, as part of its ongoing investigation into the budget ISP’s security practices, following a major hack on its systems last year. The company added that—in light of the arrests—it was considering ending its partnership with the call centre Wipro,…
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Suicidal woman who stuck pencils in her eyes settles part of Internet photo suit
Debbie L. Sklar reports an update to a breach lawsuit reported previously on this site: A hospital patient who stuck pencils in her eyes in a suicide attempt, then found out that a photo of her self-mutilation turned up on the Internet three years later, has agreed to settle the part of her lawsuit against Los…
NY: Ex-Jockey Agent Paid NYRA Employee $100 Month To Access Entry Data
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico, yesterday announced that former jockey agent Manuel Gonzalez has been charged with illegally accessing the New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) computer system 170 times over a 15-month period by using the login and passwords of a NYRA employee whom…
GSK Scientists Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Biopharmaceutical Trade Secrets
Another insider breach, this one involving GlaxoSmithKline, was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern Pennsylvania last week: An indictment was filed charging five people in an alleged scheme to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Charged in the conspiracy are: Yu Xue, 45,…
SCOTUS upholds Musacchio’s convictions for hacking former employer
Dan McCue reports on the Musacchio case: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the felony convictions of a former executive with a technology firm who unlawfully hacked his employer’s computers to steal information he then used to start his own company. Michael Musacchio, the former president of Exel Transportation Services, was convicted in May…
TX: Midway students charged after hacking online portal to issue false alarm
Stephanie Butts reports: Two Midway High School students were charged Tuesday with distributing a false report or alarm after posting a screen shot of a false administrative document warning families about potential violence at the school, Hewitt Police Chief Jim Devlin said. Midway Independent School District officials fielded about 200 calls Tuesday after a social…