Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman report: The FBI’s probe into the security of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s e-mail has expanded to include a second private technology company, which said Tuesday it plans to provide the law enforcement agency with data it preserved from Clinton’s account. The additional data, provided by Connecticut-based Datto Inc., could open…
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NJ: Horizon BCBS notifies members that perps posing as doctors stole their insurance information
Sometimes criminals steal identity information or insurance information to defraud insurers. But while we’ve seen doctors using patients’ insurance information to defraud insurers, it’s a bit unusual to hear that criminals actually posed as doctors to gain access to insurance information that they then used in insurance fraud. That seems to be what happened in this…
Hacker Twin Muneeb Akhter Slams Suggested 6-Year Prison Term
Jenna Ebersole reports: One of twin brothers who pled guilty in a government and commercial hacking case has slammed prosecutors’ request for a six-year sentence, telling a Virginia federal court that the recommendation contradicts the plea agreement and his acceptance of responsibility. The government’s sentence recommendations are “unprecedented,” Muneeb Akhter, a computer prodigy who graduated…
Should Hacked Feds Lose Security Clearance?
Jack Moore reports: If you fall for a phishing email, should you have your ability to handle sensitive government information revoked? At least one federal chief information security officer is concerned about how frequently even senior-level federal employees fall for the bogus emails and is considering get-tough solutions. Read more on Defense One. via Ars Technica
MI: Oakland Family Services security breached, 16K clients affected
John Turk reports: Pontiac-based OaklandFamily Services, a community outreach organization, is investigating a security breach that could have affected 16,000 clients in the area. An unknown person gained access to the email account of an employee in July, which resulted in the potential viewing of protected health information. Read more on Daily Tribune. The full text…
LizardStresser: Six people arrested in connection with Lizard Squad’s DDoS attack tool
Graham Cluley reports: British police have today announced the arrest of six people in connection with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that attempted to bring down websites belonging to – amongst others – a national newspaper, a school and a number of online retailers. The link between the attacks is that they all appear to have been conducted…