Okay, hacking or otherwise improperly accessing a school district’s files to misuse kids’ lunch money accounts may not sound like the crime of the century, but when a few teens accessed a school district’s files, what else did they do, and what mayhem could they have caused? Megan Gray-Hatfield and Britney Tabor report: Corinth police are…
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White Plains bank teller convicted of ID theft (updated)
Jane Lerner reports: A teller at a White Plains bank was convicted Tuesday of stealing customer data and selling it to an identity-theft ring. Nadia Figueroa, 24, of the Bronx, faces between two and six years in state prison following her felony grand larceny conviction in Westchester County Court in White Plains. […] Figueroa admitted…
Attempted hack of Jacksonville Aviation Authority disclosed
WJXT in Florida is reporting (video) that the FBI is actively investigating an attempted hack of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority on November 26, shortly before Thanksgving. In a statement to the news station, JAA indicated that it believes the attack was unsuccessful and will continue to believe so unless it hears otherwise from the FBI, but…
CyberCaliphate claims Newsweek Twitter hack
Oriana Pawlyk reports that CyberCaliphate claimed responsibility for the hack of Newsweek’s Twitter account earlier today. Within 15 minutes, Newsweek had regained control of the account, but not before CyberCaliphate had tweeted out some threats and documents: The group posted several certificates showing individual training achievements as well as an organizational chart for the Defense…
Man Stole Students’ Personal Information: Miami-Dade Schools Police
NBC6 reports: A Hollywood man was arrested after he was found with the personal information of dozens of victims, including students, police said. Renardo Anthony Smith, 22, is facing 62 counts of criminal use of personal identification information, according to a Miami-Dade Schools Police report. Read more on NBC6.
FL: Tax security form mailing error exposes 1,200 taxpayers’ Form 1098 information
Mike Deeson: We are learning more about a tax form mailing mixup that is much more wide spread than we originally thought. The mailing error, which involved Form 1098 mailings, and which affected people as far away as Tennessee, was traced back to an error by a mailing service used by Multi Financial Services: Ryan is…