Military Times reports: The Defense Department will revamp its Servicemembers Civil Relief Act databases following charges the online information sites exposed millions of troops’ and veterans’ personal information to identity thieves and scammers, officials announced Thursday. Leaders from Vietnam Veterans of America, which filed a lawsuit against the department to force the changes, called the move an important…
WA: Tukwila School District victim of a phishing scam
KING5 News reports: The Tukwila School District is the apparent victim of a “phishing scam,” district officials said in a statement Tuesday. “We are not at liberty to reveal additional information at this time but are working closely with proper authorities,” the statement read. Read more on KING5.
Ca: Edmonton medical clinic employee fined after admitting to health data breaches
Canadian Press reports: An office assistant has been fined for snooping into two people’s health records while she was an employee at an Edmonton medical clinic. Glenda Garcia admitted in provincial court last week that she looked at the data on numerous occasions without a valid reason. Garcia, who was fined a total of just over $4,000, is no longer…
Nigerian National Appears On Charges Relating To Computer Hacking Scheme That Targeted Government Employees
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, yesterday: NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian national extradited from Canada will appear in court today for his alleged role in a scheme that defrauded vendors of office products valued at nearly $1 million by “phishing” e-mail login information from government employees, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced….
3 Hospitals in Alabama Forced to Turn Patients Away After Ransomware Attack
Kate Reilly reports: Three hospitals in Alabama remained closed Wednesday “to all but the most critical new patients” due to a ransomware attack that disrupted medical care. “A criminal is limiting our ability to use our computer systems in exchange for an as-yet unknown payment,” the DCH Health System said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our hospitals have implemented…
Parents of teenage computer hacker convicted for his part in the TalkTalk data breach get suspended jail sentences for transferring £200,000 of ill-gotten Bitcoins from a seized wallet after his arrest
Phoebe Eckersley reports: The parents of a teenager who hacked into TalkTalk and sold personal data for cryptocurrency have been spared jail. Carlie, 44, and Jason Gunton, 45, whose son Elliott Gunton was convicted, were given suspended sentences for helping transfer funds on behalf of their son, it was heard at Norwich Crown Court today….