Chris Dolmetsch reports: A group of U.S. attorneys general want more information from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)about the extent of a data breach that jeopardized millions of customer accounts amid a national focus on consumer cybersecurity. The request comes as President Barack Obama on Jan. 13 called for new laws requiring companies to disclose instances when they’ve been hacked…
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PA: Two cleaning women charged with stealing personal info from police credit union
Margaret Harding reports: Two cleaning women from Stowe did little cleaning at the Greater Pittsburgh Police Federal Credit Union, describing their time instead as “girl time” to tell stories, drink beverages and scout through stuff — including members’ personal information that they stole, police said. Bonnie Hendzel, 50, and Mary Tumminello, 27, were charged with stealing…
United, American airlines account fraud highlights hacker focus on travel industry
Jeremy Kirk reports: More than 20 travel-related websites have experienced data breaches in the past two months, according to a security expert who tracks the trade in stolen data. Data from those websites is being sold on underground forums by cybercriminals, said Alex Holden, CTO of Hold Security, a company that specializes in monitoring the…
U.S. Military Hack Looms Over Obama Speech
Courthouse News reports: For 40 minutes on Monday, hackers posted ISIS propaganda and purported military documents on U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts, before both accounts were suspected (sic). The banner over both social media pages bore a picture of a headscarf-masked militant next to the words “CyberCaliphate” and “i love you isis.” Read…
GA: Brooklet officer fired after security, identity breach
Holli Deal Saxon reports: A former Brooklet police officer fired for sharing information about candidates for the town’s police chief position said he was terminated unfairly and improperly, but the Brooklet city councilman who supervises the police department says the officer was fired for breaking privacy laws. Former police Sgt. Jonathan McGahee was terminated Dec….
MA: Middlesex Asst. DA Charged With Leaking Confidential Info in Exchange for Drugs
Chris Caesar reports: A former Middlesex Assistant District Attorney was indicted Thursday on charges he accepted bribes and illegally slipped confidential information from his office to a drug dealer in exchange for painkillers. Stephen Gilpatric, 35, of Somerville allegedly leaked sensitive records—including a Board of Probation record, police report, photograph and other identifying information—about another…