Terrace Myles reports on some recent pranks, including this one: Labelle Senior High School students managed to send an email addressed to all faculty, staff, and students about a “Mandatory Penis Inspection,” yes you read that correctly. “It was something funny, but at the same time it was something scary,” said Kenneth Carrion, a parent…
UK: More than 2,000 motorists had private info exposed by DVLA after driving licences and passports were sent to the WRONG addresses
Dan Elsom reports: MORE than 2,000 drivers had confidential details exposed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency after important documents were sent to the wrong addresses. The DVLA reported 439 data breaches over a 10-month period, according to a BBC Freedom of Information investigation. Read more on The Sun.
SNP faces fines for data protection breach after election mailing error
Severin Carrell reports: The Scottish National Party faces being fined for a breach of data protection laws after sending out tens of thousands of European election mailings to the wrong addresses. The Information Commissioner’s Office confirmed on Friday morning that the SNP had referred itself for investigation after voters across Scotland received letters addressed to…
American Medical Collection Agency breach impacted 200,000 patients – Gemini Advisory
A data breach involving a medical collection agency affected more than 200,000 patients who had used the firm’s online payment portal between September, 2018 and the beginning of March, 2019. At the end of February, Gemini Advisory analysts identified a Card Not Present (CNP) database that had been posted for sale in a dark web…
Cyber-breach at Greenwich school poses ‘clear and present danger’
Ken Borsuk reports: A recent cyber-breach at the Greenwich Public Schools was significant and presents a “clear and present danger” to the town, a member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation warned Thursday morning. […] Little information has been released about the breach. But Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz confirmed this week that there…
Member of Sophisticated China-Based Hacking Group Indicted for Series of Computer Intrusions, Including 2015 Data Breach of Health Insurer Anthem Inc. Affecting Over 78 Million People
More than four years from hack to indictment. How many more until they actually have the alleged hackers in custody? From the U.S. Department of Justice, this press release today: A federal grand jury returned an indictment unsealed today in Indianapolis, Indiana, charging a Chinese national as part of an extremely sophisticated hacking group operating…