Liam Sou Tar reports: The Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) NHS Foundation Trust has sent out letters to victims of the data breach, who number more than 2,000, explaining that personal information was viewed on multiple occasions by an employee who had no legitimate reason to access the files and were not permitted to do…
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Former Brownsville fire chief found not guilty on security breach charges
Martha Ibarra reports an update to a case previously reported on this site: Carlos Elizondo, Brownsville’s former fire chief, has been found not guilty on six counts of computer security breach. In October of 2017, Carlos Elizondo was suspended after he was accused of assessing the emergency reporting system for Brownsville fire without consent. Read…
People’s Party candidate Steven Fletcher accused of taking voter data from Conservatives
Ahmar Khan reports: Repurposed lawn signs are not the only thing People’s Party of Canada candidate Steven Fletcher is being accused of taking from his former party. The Conservative Electoral District Association of Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley alleges Fletcher, a four-time Conservative MP and former cabinet minister, took electronic voter data that belonged to them. CBC News…
Recidivist Hacker Sentenced for Violating Supervised Release Conditions
Cape Cod Today staff report: A New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday for violating conditions of his supervised release by engaging in another cybercrime after being released from federal custody after two prior convictions. Cameron Lacroix, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf to 15 months in prison, to be…
Former South Elgin nurse gets court supervision for taking sexual images stolen from Naperville patient’s phone
Clifford Ward reports: A male registered nurse from South Elgin who stole sexual photos and videos from the phone of a Naperville woman being treated for substance abuse has been sentenced to court supervision and 20 days at the DuPage County work program. Mark Luis, 36, of the 700 block of Waterside Drive, was found…
Surgical Assistant Suspected of Identity Theft Scheme at Southern California Hospitals
Eric Leonard, Philip Drechsler and Andrew Blankstein report: A man who worked as a surgical assistant has been arrested on suspicion of stealing identities, financial data, and money from employees and patients while working at several Los Angeles area hospitals, law enforcement sources told NBCLA. James Shannon, also known as James Sannon and other aliases,…