Erin Edgemon has this report on a developing story: The state email system has apparently been hacked, Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard said today. On the House floor, Hubbard told lawmakers not to open any email attachments for the time being. It’s unclear at this point the extent of the supposed hack. Read more on AL.com….
Category: U.S.
“MySchoolFees” site compromised; student data reportedly not compromised
This appears to be a defacement, but until the forensics are complete, we won’t know if any information has been accessed or acquired. Becky Wright reports: The website of a company used by Weber School District, “MySchoolFees,” has been compromised. Parents and students are being asked to stop making online payments through the site until…
Epic played no part in Coast Guard health-data privacy shortcomings
Mark Sullivan reports: A new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) says that the U.S. Coast Guard holds plenty of personally identifiable health information in its servers but lacks a strong approach to dealing with privacy issues. The report grew from a DHS audit that focused on practices and procedures for…
Email attachment error of the week goes to…
Harbor Homes, whose employee attached a spread sheet with employees’ W-2 info for 2014 to an email to a former employee who had requested a copy of his W-2 information. The spread sheet included W-2 information on 189 New Hampshire residents.
Former Jewelry Store Employee Pleads Guilty in Military ID Theft Case
Candice Nguyen reports: One of three defendants accused of bribing a former Camp Pendleton Marine and unlawfully accessing personal financial information of other service members has pleaded guilty. Nellie Noland worked for Romano’s Jewelers at one of its North County locations. In addition to pleading guilty, she has agreed to be a cooperating witness against…
NJ: Data breach involves Southwest Licking School District student info
Chad Klimack reports: Southwest Licking Local Schools is alerting parents to a data breach that could involve the release of student information, including names, addresses and even Social Security numbers. The breach could affect up to 113 students, Southwest Licking Superintendent Robert Jennell said. Southwest Licking officials are notifying all potentially impacted families via letter….