AP reports: Oregon officials said Thursday that they plan to restructure information technology functions after software found an external third-party had gained access to a state network. Gov. Kate Brown said in a statement that someone gained access to so-called metadata last week at the Department of Administrative Services, which handles technology for much of…
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Guilty plea entered in fraud, ID theft case
The Stockton Record reports: A Roseville woman has been convicted in San Joaquin County after she collected thousands of dollars from an annuity scheme using the identities of employees from Stockton Unified School District and other area school districts. Magaly Morales, 52, pleaded to one count of felony insurance fraud with a white collar enhancement…
NC: Brunswick school officials, law enforcement investigate district computer hacking
The Port City Daily reports: Brunswick County education officials and law enforcement believe the district’s ongoing technology worries might be the work of a hacker. According to a news release, the district recently called in the sheriff’s office to help the technology department investigate denial-of-service (DDoS) issues impacting the system’s network since January. “Initially, the…
University of Oregon archivists who released unvetted records will not be returning to their positions
Ah, another breach as a result of a response to a records request. Laura Frazier reports: The University of Oregon professor who received a trove of unredacted presidential records said he regrets that the incident has led to the discipline of the employees who released the documents. In December the University Archives fulfilled a records request…
MI: Potential data breach at unnamed merchant
Upper Michigan’s Source reports: Some Peninsula Federal Credit Union members had their debit cards cancelled as a precaution today. According to bank officials, the suspected data breach was at a local merchant. Read more on uppermichiganssource.com. Okay, not much there, I grant you, but it was only because I looked at that story that I…
House Dem to introduce separate data breach bill
Elise Viebeck reports: A co-chairman of the House Cybersecurity Caucus is planning to introduce a data breach bill that would not create federal security standards for private companies. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) announced that he will release two cyber-related measures on Thursday: one to require companies to disclose data breaches to affected customers within 30…