Stephen Letoo reports: Kenyatta University and JKUAT are among Kenyan universities topping a list of hackers in Africa, says a report by Cyberoam. The report placed Kenya among African countries leading in cyber attacks, after Egypt, Morocco and South Africa. “Hacktivists” tamper with school systems to adjust grades and fee balances, says the report released…
Category: Insider
3 sentenced in ID theft/tax refund scheme started in Manatee County jail
The Bradenton Herald reports: A former parole worker at Manatee County jail and two other people have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to commit stolen identity refund fraud in Manatee between 2012-13. According to court documents, Marcus Lowe, 32, of Tampa worked for Manatee County Parole Services Division at…
Falciani court date set over bank data theft charges
SwissInfo.ch reports that a former HSBC employee is closer to standing trial on data theft charges in a case that has had international repercussions: The ex-HSBC employee accused of stealing secret data from Swiss bank accounts is to go on trial in Switzerland in October. Hervé Falciani worked in IT at the bank’s Geneva branch…
UK: No action over Hartlepool council data breaches (update2)
Back in March, the Information Commissioner’s Office ordered Hartlepool NHS Foundation to review its data protection after a breach involving sensitive information. But the Trust wasn’t the only Hartlepool government entity with data protection issues. As Fiona Thompson reports, Hartlepool Borough Council employees were also responsible for breaches. But unlike the Trust, no action has been…
Woman accused of stealing identities of coworkers, going shopping
Kate Jacobson reports that Elexes Thaddies, 24, was arrested and charged with stealing co-workers’ information to pay her bills and to go shopping with. There are at least 20 victims – most of whom were employees at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, where Thaddies worked. Read more on Sun Sentinel.
FTC closes non-public investigation of Morgan Stanley data breach
Back in January 2015, Morgan Stanley disclosed an insider breach (previous coverage here and here). It appears that the Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into the breach under Section 5 of the FTC Act, but decided not to pursue any enforcement action. In a closing letter to Morgan Stanley’s counsel, Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director of the Division…