Ross Todd reports: Ruling in a case that tested the boundaries of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Korn/Ferry International recruiter David Nosal. Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown found that Nosal had knowingly and intentionally…
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“Life is Short. Get Investigated?” Ashley Madison facing FTC probe
I can’t say I’m surprised, but it’s nice to get some confirmation. Alastair Sharp and Allison Martell of Reuters report that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating Avid Life, parent company of Ashley Madison. But what is the scope of their investigation. Executives admitted to Reuters that the use of “fembots” is part of the investigation,…
Florida Woman Gets Four Years For Stealing 652 Identites
Low-tech is still effective. CBS Miami reports that Laveisha Dorray Charles-Coldros has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for possessing more that than 600 stolen identities that were used to steal tax returns and in fraud. Hallandale Beach police had stopped the 30-year-old woman and found mail addressed to numerous people and a…
Planned Parenthood: Potential Patient Records Breach in Dubuque
On May 6, 2016, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland discovered a potential breach of patients’ personal health information. Hard copy patient records from August 1, 2008 – April 30, 2014 may have been accessed by unauthorized parties during the April 2016 closure and subsequent sale of our Dubuque health care center. This potential breach is…
Thomson Reuters World-Check Terrorist Database, Open For The World To View
Yesterday, I linked to a report about yet another misconfigured database. This was one leaking more sensitive information, as the due diligence data were from Thomson Reuters’ World-Check service, although the 2014 database that was exposed on the internet belonged to neither of those entities. The due diligence aspect is that banks and other institutions are…
CO: Hackers hit Larimer County, services impacted
9News reports: A cyber incident is affecting compute systems in Larimer County. The county’s computer systems have had limited function since the incident on Wednesday. County officials say they’re working with security providers to find the cause and get the restores services. County data is secure and protected. The duration of this event is unknown. Read…