David Larter reports: The head of naval intelligence has not been able to view classified information for an entire year. Vice Adm. Ted Branch, the director of naval intelligence, had his security clearance suspended in November 2013 after being investigated for possible misconduct. In the year since, no charges have been filed and there is…
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SD: Meade School District dealing with information breach
Deb Holland reports: Meade School District staff hope they have corrected an internal computer error that made hundreds and maybe thousands of Social Security numbers of former students available online last week. Meade Superintendent Don Kirkegaard said Saturday the computer breach came to his attention late Thursday. “Somehow, access to our transcript server was compromised,”…
MD: IRS employee not guilty of inadvertent disclosures
There’s an update on a breach first disclosed in March that involved an IRS employee who took data with home and uploaded it to his unsecured home network, where it was discovered by a security firm. It seems that the employee had subsequently been charged criminally in the breach, but has been found not guilty. Jim McElhatton…
Philadelphia settles lawsuit over disclosing gun permit appeals online
Gina Passarella reports that there has been final court approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit that stemmed from a breach in 2012. The case was Doe v. City of Philadelphia. Read her coverage on Philly.com, and see this July 2014 press release with attached court filings.
OH: More details emerge on Willard Park Garage breach
Cory Shaffer reports: The vendor that runs the parking garage under Cleveland City Hall confirmed a data breach in late October potentially compromised sensitive information of hundreds of people who park in the garage. Ken Russo, director of support services for Datapark, confirmed in a city-issued statement that the company’s financial security system had been breached,…
Luck Played Role in Discovery of Data Breach at JPMorgan Affecting Millions
Matthew Goldstein and Nicole Perlroth report: When it comes to defending a large company against an online attack, sometimes luck and timing can mean as much as spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year on computer security. The broad attack this summer on JPMorgan Chase, which compromised information for 76 million households and seven…