A now-suspended employee of Jefferson City Public Schools transferred student files containing medical information and student identification numbers to a personal email account, the district said in a news release Wednesday. The district said it recently determined the employee transferred the files into a personal Gmail account, which is a violation of district policy. The…
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Two former employees booked for stealing data from their former company
More rogue employees. This time, at Specality Polyfilm Pvt Ltd. Read more at: Times of India.
District Court Finds no CFAA Violation where Employee Shares Confidential Company Information with Competitor
Jason C. Gavejian and Maya Atrakchi of JacksonLewis write: A district court in Tennessee recently concluded in Wachter Inc. v. Cabling Innovations LLC that two former employees who allegedly shared confidential company information found on the company’s computer system with a competitor did not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The CFAA expressly…
50,000 credit card data stolen, victims include police, army officers
Times Now reports: The special task force of the Uttar Pradesh police has arrested four persons for allegedly stealing the credit card data of 50,000 users. The victims include both police and army officers some of whom were duped. The accused have been identified as Sanjit alias Sandeep, Baldev, Tapeshwar and and Gajendra, all of…
NY: Gates Chili student arrested, charged with hacking into former superintendent’s email
WHAM reports: A student in the Gates Chili Central School District is being charged as an adult after allegedly hacking into the account of the former superintendent. Ajay Bhattacharyya, 17, was arraigned Friday evening on eight felony counts: Two counts of computer trespass, two counts of identity theft and four counts of falsifying business records….
Memorial Hermann worker accused of stealing patients’ credit card numbers to pay rent
Sophia Beausoleil reports: A Memorial Hermann employee has been suspended after he was charged with credit and debit card abuse. He’s accused of stealing patients information to pay for rent, buy food and purchase rides to work. According to Harris County court records, 26-year-old Elliott Phylow admitted to Harris County Precinct Four constables that he…