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Chicago man pleads guilty in celebrity iCloud data breach

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dissent

Narinda Purber reports: A 28 year-old Chicago man has pleaded guilty to using phishing scams to illegally access more than 300 iCloud and Gmail accounts, around 30 of which belonged to celebrities. The high profile iCloud data breach, which was dubbed ‘celebgate’, resulted in the leak of nude photographs in 2014. However, it is important to note that the defendant…

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CO: Allergy clinic finds signs of ransomware, notifies patients

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dissent

Jennie Trejo reports: Allergy, Asthma & Immunology of the Rockies, P.C. (AAIR), a full-service allergy clinic, found evidence of ransomware on its computer systems on May 16. […] Kari Hershey, an attorney for AAIR, said the disturbance was first noticed when they had trouble accessing a few of the documents. […] “They weren’t able to…

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Circuit Upholds Nosal Conviction in Key CFAA Decision

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dissent

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

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dissent

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,…

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Florida Woman Gets Four Years For Stealing 652 Identites

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Dissent

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…

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Planned Parenthood: Potential Patient Records Breach in Dubuque

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Dissent

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…

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