Today’s reminder of the insider threat, as reported by The Washington Post: At least a dozen employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly accessed the medical records of vice-presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz this summer, VA investigators found, in a violation of federal health privacy laws that is under criminal investigation. VA…
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IRS Information Technology Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Government Subcontractor Whom He Attempted to Extort
Today’s insider-wrongdoing example comes to us from the government sector. The Office of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice issued the following press release: A Maryland man pleaded guilty yesterday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for helping acquaintances and their businesses procure and continue work on subcontracts with the IRS. According to…
Ex-Police Scotland employee charged with 44 data breaches
Today’s reminder of the need to control and regularly audit employee access to personal information comes to us from Erin Maguire in Scotland: A FORMER member of Police Scotland staff is due to stand trial after she denied 44 charges of illegally accessing the personal data of dozens of people over a period spanning four…
UK: Trainee surgeon jailed for rape pleads guilty to data breach charges
Kirstie Newton reports: A trainee surgeon who was convicted of raping two women in Cornwall and Devon has also pleaded guilty to misusing patient records at hospital trusts. Salil Korambayil, aged 32, of Redhill in Surrey, attacked and raped two victims in their own homes after meeting them on social media. He denied three counts…
Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
Thomas Claburn reports: Software designed to address legitimate business concerns about cyber security and compliance treats employees as threats, normalizing intrusive surveillance in the workplace, according to a report by Cracked Labs. The report, titled “Employees as Risks” – released today by the Vienna-based non-profit – explores software from Microsoft and formerly from Forcepoint – specifically…
U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Charges of Conspiracy to Obtain and Disclose National Defense Information, Export Control Violations and Bribery
Today’s reminder of the insider threat is yesterday’s press release from the Department of Justice: Korbein Schultz, a U.S. Army soldier and intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty today to all charges against him in the indictment returned by a federal grand jury in March 2024 charging him with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information,…