Omri Ariel reports an update to a case previously noted on this blog: The Tel Aviv District Attorney’s office on Thursday indicted 30-year-old Eliran Rosens on charges of extortion by threat, conspiracy to defraud and several other offences, one of which is under a gag order. According to the indictment, Rosens, a former employee of…
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NZ: More Corrections staff caught file-spying
Tom Hunt reports: They guard those who have got themselves into trouble – but nosey Department of Corrections staff aren’t too good at keeping out of it themselves. In a single year, 18 Corrections staff were caught snooping on offenders’ records, among 29 cases of staff being reprimanded for unacceptable use of work computers. Read…
Felony charges for Georgia Tech student who hacked U. Georgia network
Joe Johnson reports: A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted a Georgia Tech student for allegedly hacking into the University of Georgia’s computer network to post a message prior to the annual rivalry football game between the Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets. Ryan Gregory Pickren, 21, was charged with felony computer trespass for making the posting…
GA: Resident charged with 116 counts of ID fraud
Ben Nelms reports: A Tyrone woman has been charged with 116 counts of financial identity fraud after selling the personal information of members of Georgia National Guard unit where she was employed. Tierney A. Walker, 22, of Village Green Circle, was charged with 116 counts of financial identity fraud, according to Fayette County Sheriff Barry…
Judge disciplined for use of position to breach privacy
Jason Pan reports: A New Taipei City District Court judge has been disciplined by the Judicial Yuan’s Judge Evaluation Committee (JEC) in a recent probe. The committee ruled that judge Lin Yen-peng (林晏鵬) had abused his position to infringe on someone’s privacy by conducting searches into confidential judiciary files, arising from traffic litigation case three…
IL: St. Charles students expelled after computer hack
I wasn’t going to post this story from the week before Christmas, but because @Cyber_War_News tweeted it to me and in light of recent hijinks over PlayStation Network and Xbox, I’ve re-thought things. Associated Press reports: St. Charles school district officials have expelled two high school students who they say shut down the district’s computer…