Tara Seals reports: After a short but disruptive career knocking popular online gaming sites offline for sport, Austin Thompson, a.k.a. “DerpTroll,” has pleaded guilty to hacking charges. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years prison and a $250,000 fine. Thompson, a 23-year-old Utah resident, made his plea on Tuesday in federal court in San…
AL: Huntsville Hospital reports employee applicant breach at Jobscience
From Huntsville Hospital, this press release yesterday, seen at WAFF: “Regrettably, we’ve learned that Jobscience, Inc., the vendor which we’ve used for online employment application services since 2006, had a data breach which may have involved information from individuals who applied for jobs at Huntsville Hospital. Because of this, notification letters are being sent to…
TX: Metrocare notifies 1,804 patients after employees’ email hacked
On November 1, the Dallas County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center (doing business as Metrocare Services) notified HHS of a breach affecting 1,804. The following is their published notifcation, provided to this site by their spokesperson. DALLAS, TX – Metrocare Services announced today that it is mailing notification letters to some of its community members regarding…
UK: Police probe into data breach at Crosshouse after staff accessed patient records
Paul Fisher reports: Police have launched an investigation after a number of patients have had their personal details accessed by a member of staff at Crosshouse Hospital. Those affected, believed to be mainly women, were notified that information, including their phone numbers and addresses, had been accessed and that the member of staff who breached their privacy…
AU: Police officer who leaked woman’s details claims self-incrimination at tribunal
This is one of those N=1 (small) breaches with serious consequences. Kristian Silva reports: A Queensland police officer has refused to answer questions at a tribunal, in fear of incriminating himself, about how a woman’s address was leaked to her allegedly violent ex-husband. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is taking legal…
Hackers using police, fire chiefs’ emails to try and steal information
Because why not, right?