Jeffrey A. Gruen of Day Pitney LLP reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the criminal indictment of an employee who stole documents from her employer to support her employment lawsuit. It’s an insider breach that I don’t recall ever reading about before, although now that I’ve gone looking for it, I can see…
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Former Tampa PD employee indicted on fraud charges, misuse of police database
Elaine Silvestrini reports that Tonia Bright, a former Tampa Police civilian employee, has been indicted on charges that involve her misusing police databases to support a fraud scheme. Bright had retired last year. A search warrant affidavit filed last month said detectives were told that Bright’s friend, Rita Girven, drove around Tampa looking for older…
Police probe on 1MDB data theft can’t proceed without Justo, says IGP
Mayuri Mei Lin reports: Malaysia’s top policeman said Bukit Aman is still waiting for their Thai counterparts to respond to its request to record a statement from former PetroSaudi International (PSI) executive Xavier Andre Justo in connection to its investigation on an opposition lawmaker’s alleged offer to buy stolen data on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)….
AU: Vodafone ‘fesses up to hack of journalist’s phone, denies ‘improper behaviour’
Kelly Fiveash reports: The Australian division of mobile giant Vodafone has admitted that one of its employees illegally accessed the phone records of a journalist to try to uncover her sources, following publication of a negative story. However, Vodafone – which first investigated allegations of a privacy breach four years ago – has strongly denied…
Sutter Health reports breach involving billing documents
Cathy Locke reports: Sutter Health announced Friday that it is notifying 2,582 patients that personal information was included in electronic versions of billing documents that a former employee emailed to a personal account without authorization. For all but two of the affected patients, no Social Security numbers, financial information or driver’s license data were included,…
LA: Former employee sued for allegedly breaching non-compete clause, stealing proprietary information
Kyle Barnett reports on another lawsuit claiming a former employee stole proprietary information: A financial services company is suing a former employee it claims breached a non-compete clause by stealing client lists and targeting clients after he joined a similar firm. Business Capital Risk Control Services LLC filed suit against Carlos Avila Martinez in the…