BBC reports: A teenager who tricked his way into obtaining the email and phone accounts of senior US intelligence officials has been sentenced. Kane Gamble, 18, targeted CIA, FBI and US Department of Justice databases from his bedroom in Leicestershire. The Old Bailey was told Gamble, who has admitted a number of charges, damaged the…
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Ca: Camp fYrefly notifies former participants, volunteers of data breach
Caley Ramsay reports: Upwards of 700 former participants, volunteers and youth leaders of Camp fYrefly may have had their personal information compromised, according to the University of Alberta. An internal investigation found a former employee with the for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS) Camp fYrefly downloaded and shared personal information about some camp participants, volunteers,…
Ca: Saskatchewan NDP wraps privacy breach investigation, voter list accessed
Sarah Mills reports: The Saskatchewan NDP has concluded its privacy breach investigation into one of its own members. Rylee Schumacher admitted to using the voter list to look up the police officer investigating her rape allegation. In a written statement the NDP confirmed the investigation had wrapped up saying it takes the protection of personal privacy…
INM Data Breach: Main players brace for what’s next in crisis
Eamon Quinn reports: Ireland’s largest publishing firm, the stock market-listed Independent News and Media, has been thrown into crisis amid serious allegations by the State’s corporate enforcer that include claims of governance misdeeds and email hacks. Read more on Irish Examiner.
China’s latest data theft case shows tracking a mobile phone costs less than $2 a month
Christopher Udemans reports: In a case worth over RMB 800 million, numerous members of a syndicate have been arrested for allegedly buying and selling personal data over the internet, local media is reporting. The gang was able to obtain personal information by falsely identifying themselves and hacking targeted individuals. This information included mobile phone location…
AU: No charges over secret documents found in second hand cabinet
No charges? No surprise. Canberra News reports: No charges will be laid by Federal Police following the investigation into the discovery of classified documents in a cabinet from a Canberra second-hand store. An AFP spokesman says thorough investigation has been conducted and no further action will be taken. The papers, from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s department…