ROCHESTER, Minn. – A criminal charge has been filed against a former surgeon at Mayo Clinic. Ahmad Maher Abdel-Munim Alsughayer, 28 of Saginaw, Michigan, has been charged in Olmsted County District Court with unauthorized computer access, a gross misdemeanor. In December 2020, the Rochester Police Department says it was notified of a possible invasion of…
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Westfield clerk, mayor battle over spyware installed on city hall computers
Richard Essex reports: Spyware was found on all of the computers in the Westfield clerk treasurer’s office, and now she and the mayor are battling in court about it. This particular software allows remote access to all the data stored in that office, which includes information for a dozen city bank accounts, and personal information…
Former Cedar Rapids Hospital Employee Sentenced for Accessing Ex-Boyfriend’s Medical Records
A former Cedar Rapids hospital employee, who wrongfully accessed and distributed her ex-boyfriend’s medical records, was sentenced on June 14, 2021. Jennifer Lynne Bacor, age 41, from Las Vegas, Nevada, received probation after pleading guilty to one count of wrongfully obtaining individually identifiable health information under false pretenses. In a plea agreement, Bacor admitted she…
Baltimore County Police Officer charged with trying to stealing dead woman’s identity
Bryna Zumer reports: A Baltimore County police officer has been indicted on charges of trying to steal the identity of a dead woman whose house he was dispatched to. Police said Deandre Ross, who has been suspended with pay, allegedly was sent to the victim’s house on March 16, according to a press release. Read…
Personal information may have been leaked to the dark web after cyberattack on Tulsa’s computer system, officials warn
Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette report: Officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are warning residents their personal information may have been leaked to the dark web following a ransomware attack on the city last month. The city announced Tuesday that hackers obtained more than 18,000 city files. The leaked files are mostly police citations and internal department files, officials…
WorkForce West Virginia notifies clients of potential data breach
Jeff Jenkins reports: WorkForce West Virginia has notified a number of state residents in the past week of a potential data breach involving some of their personal information. WorkForce said that on April 13 it learned that “an unauthorized individual” accessed the Mid Atlantic Career Consortium Employment Services database and potentially could have taken personal…