Iain Thomson reports: Federal investigators have confirmed that they are widening a probe into fraud by the former IT security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MSLA). In July, Eddie Tipton, 52, was found guilty of fraudulently installing a rootkit in the MSLA’s random-number generating computer that allowed him to predict the digits for future winning tickets….
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Cybersleuth’s scary find: Hackers, some at least Iran-based, can control dated U.S. power grid networks
AP reports: Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a larger nightmare: Cyberattackers had opened a pathway into the networks running the U.S. power grid. Read more on The Japan Times.
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign sues the DNC
It wouldn’t be a presidential campaign without at least one data leak, right? So a contractor screws up, allowing Sanders’ staffers to access Clintons’ data on potential voters. Clinton campaign alleges the data were “stolen.” The DNC cuts off the Sanders’ campaign access to their own potential voter data. And in tonight’s chapter, the Sanders…
UK: ICO fines HIV support network for repeated e-mail gaffes exposing individuals’ names
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined the Bloomsbury Patient Network (BPN) after it inadvertently revealed the identities of HIV patients on two occasions due to placing all addresses for a newsletter distribution list in the “to” field instead of the “bcc” field. BPN was fined £250, which may seem somewhat mild considering the potential embarrassment to individuals….
Bernie Sanders’ campaign disciplined for data breach
Bernie Sanders’ campaign has been disciplined by the Democratic National Committee after at least one staffer took advantage of a software glitch that allowed for review of Hillary Clinton’s private campaign data. The New York Times called the suspension of access to the voter database a “major blow” to the Senator’s campaign. Read more on Dayton Daily News….
ISIS hackers leaks military information in response to Anonymous ‘ISIS trolling day’
Kavita Iyer reports: In response to the “ISIS day of trolling”, the ISIS-affiliated Islamic Cyber Army (ICA) have reportedly released the personal information of some 160 U.S. military personnel. The personal information released included full names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails of numerous high-ranking U.S. and French military officials. It came on a day that…