Bill Wichert reports: A former Newark police officer pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges he and a city police captain sold personal information they illegally obtained from a database used by law enforcement agencies. Dressed in a light-colored suit and walking with a cane, Dino D’Elia, 49, of Nutley, made his first court appearance since he…
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National Archives finds same malware that stole gov’t personnel data
Sean Gallagher reports: In the wake of the discovery of malware on the network of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the National Archives and Records Administration discovered three desktop computers that had been infected with the same remote access malware. The malware was detected by the National Archives’ own intrusion detection system after receiving signature data…
Indiana judge: Judge: Hackers accessed Clarksville social security numbers, other data (Update1)
WHAS-TV reports: Clarksville Town Court Judge James Guilfoyle told WHAS-TV Tuesday that computer hackers accessed records filled with names, birth dates, addresses and social security numbers. Investigators are still trying to figure out the scope of the data breach. Read more on WHAS. Update1: The updated information reads like a ransomware situation, but no ransom…
OPM hack cost estimate is $19M? I think not.
$19 million is the estimated cost of notifications and credit monitoring for affected employees, according to OPM director Katherine Archuleta, It’s not clear to me if she based that figure on the original 4.2M affected figure or a newer 18M estimate. And it doesn’t include notifications or credit monitoring for family members or others whose information was exposed in…
MS: State alerts school district that it’s exposing personal and sensitive student information
Kate Royals The Mississippi Department of Education is asking the Tunica County School District to alert parents and other community members after its students’ personal information was posted on the website. The information included social security numbers, medical and discipline data, Detention/Suspension Roster Summaries, Mississippi Student Information System numbers, disability status and more, according to…
OK: Former BancCentral employee charged with accessing bank computer network
Marione Martin reports: An Alva man has been charged with three felonies relating to access to a local bank’s computer network. Brett Justin Weyrick, 35, Alva, has been charged with computer fraud/unlawful use of computer system, violation of Oklahoma statute via computer, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony in Woods County…