SAN FRANCISCO – A South Florida-based computer programmer made an appearance in the Southern District of Florida today after being arrested Sunday on charges of hacking into computers operated by the Linux Kernel Organization and the Linux Foundation, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John…
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Romanian Hacker “Guccifer” Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Computer Hacking Crimes
Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, of Arad, Romania, a hacker who used the online moniker “Guccifer,” was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft. Lazar pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris of the Eastern District of Virginia on May 25, 2016. According…
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho Public Notice of Email Error
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho posted this notice on their web site: On June 28, 2016, some emails notifying individuals of an online portal were inadvertently sent to the wrong addresses. This caused individuals to receive another person’s email, which included the intended recipient’s first and last name. There was no other…
Cardiology Associates, PC notifies patients of employee misconduct
From the web site of Cardiology Associates, P.C.: Cardiology Associates is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of our patients’ information. This notice is to inform our patients of an incident involving some patients’ personal information. We have no evidence that any patient information has been used in any way, but want to inform…
After a month of silence, University of New Mexico assists identity theft victims
Denicia Aragon reports: Over 1,000 former students and employees of UNM recently had their identity stolen from a University database, and after a month of silence, UNM has established a call center to assist victims of the incident. According to a University release, a decades-old UNM database containing names, birth dates, social security numbers, address,…
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants concludes investigation into breach
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants have provided an updated press release after completing the investigation they began in July. The relevant parts of their press release: Findings from the investigation show that malware was installed on servers that processed payment cards used at the restaurants and front desks of some of our hotels. The malware searched…