There’s an update to the data security incident impacting Albanian residents. As reported previously, information on the salaries and personal information of 637,138 residents working in the private and public sectors had leaked, and the source of the leak was unclear. Alice Taylor reports that it appears to be an insider incident: On Wednesday and…
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Au: Charges over Victoria Police data breach
AAP reports: A Victorian police officer has been charged after he allegedly accessed and passed on police information. The 45-year-old male officer, from the Eastern Region, has been charged with accessing police information, disclosing police information, and intentionally communicating protected information. Read more at The West Australian.
FL: Detectives discover child porn on suspect’s computer during Polk State College data breach investigation
Fox News reports on a somewhat wild case. A man who had access to Polk State College through his work as a clinical coordinator for PSC for Lakeland Regional Health allegedly hacked PSC in revenge after he was fired from Lakeland after a positive drug test. The folks at PSC reportedly had nothing to do…
Former Baltimore County police officer pleads guilty to identity theft, sentenced to 18 months in prison
Darcy Costello reports: A former Baltimore County police officer accused of stealing a dead woman’s identity entered a guilty plea Wednesday to one count of identity theft. Deandre Ross, 27, who worked for the Baltimore County Police for four years, was sentenced to three years in prison, all but 18 months suspended, followed by 18…
Former Ubiquiti employee charged with hacking and extorting company
Catalin Cimpanu reports: An Oregon man and a former employee of Ubiquiti Networks was arrested and charged today with hacking the company’s servers, stealing gigabytes of information, and then attempting to extort his employer for $2 million when Ubiquiti began investigating the breach. The suspect, arraigned in a courtroom earlier today, was identified as Nickolas Sharp,…
NZ: OPC finds leading cause of privacy breaches is human error
Catherine Knowles reports: Human error is the leading cause of serious privacy breaches, according to a new report released today by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC). Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says, “We are seeing clear patterns emerging since mandatory reporting of serious privacy breaches came into effect with the Privacy Act 2020 on…