The HSBC data theft by their former employee Hervé Falciani is finally getting a lot of mainstream media attention here, with 60 Minutes doing a segment on Falciani last night (video). The computer files, which Falciani shopped to a number of governments, reveal that HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, profited from its…
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HK: Inspector faces cop data theft, child porn raps
The Standard reports: A police inspector has appeared in Eastern Court charged with accessing a computer with dishonest intent, to get the personal details of officers. Sze Hang, 29, is also charged with possession of child pornography. He is accused of posting the personal data of fellow officers online, allegedly to help people identify them…
Fifth Circuit holds liability coverage for claimed violations of “person’s right of privacy” does not extend to lawsuit brought by business
Jon T. Neumann and Benjamin B. Watson of Steptoe & Johnson LLP write: In Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Gum Tree Property Management, L.L.C., ___ F. App’x ___, 2015 WL 170244 (5th Cir. Jan. 14, 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Mississippi law, affirmed the district court’s summary judgment order holding that a…
AU: TPG’s cloud arm wins small victory in stolen data lawsuit
Allie Coyne reports: The cloud services arm of TPG Telecom has won a small victory in an ongoing legal battle with rival Core Desktop over the latter’s alleged use of confidential business data to steal customers. Trusted Cloud this week successfully defeated an application by Core Desktop that claimed evidence provided by the TPG subsidiary…
Ex-RadioShack worker accused of stealing nude phone photos
Henry Lee reports: A former RadioShack employee in Corte Madera appeared in court Monday on charges that he stole revealing cell phone photos from a woman who had brought her phone in to fix a cracked screen. Jose Robert Miranda, 24, of Richmond did not enter a plea to a felony charge of theft and…
Ex-employee booked with stealing identities of Kenner retirement home residents
Michelle Hunter reports: Kenner police have arrested a Metairie woman on charges of stealing identity information from more than 15 residents at a retirement home and using it to open credit card and bank accounts. Authorities had been looking for Kayla Bradley, 23, for almost two years, said Lt. Brian McGregor, spokesman for the Police…