Wills Robinson reports: A Department of Education employee left government computers vulnerable to hacking after downloading a virus while searching for ‘naked toddlers’, ‘little boys’, a and references to child rape, a report has revealed. Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by DailyMail.com show the staffer typed in at least 18 illicit…
Mississippi State Ed Dept. says contractor failed to provide test results on time
Questar Assessment, who has been named in about half a dozen posts on this site in 2018 already, makes the news again, it seems. Now Kayleigh Skinner reports: The Mississippi Department of Education says local school districts are receiving student tests scores later than expected because the testing vendor didn’t submit them on time. On…
Ohio man charged in August, 2017 DDoS attacks on akronohio.gov and akroncops.org
Eric Heisig reports: An Akron man aligned with the online hacking collective Anonymous was arrested Thursday for launching cyberattacks on websites for the city of Akron and its police department, according to the FBI. James Robinson, 32, admitted he was responsible for the attacks on the Akron websites akronohio.gov and akroncops.org between Aug. 1 and Aug. 5,…
OPM Data Breach Plaintiffs, in Bid to Revive Case, Say Trial Judge ‘Wrongly Sidestepped’ Precedent
Amanda Bronstad reports: Plaintiffs suing over a 2014 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management—which may have compromised information for 21.5 million persons—have asked a federal appeals court to revive their cases, citing a significant decision last year finding standing to sue over a cyberattack. Plaintiffs filed opening briefs before the U.S. Court of Appeals…
Notice of Unauthorized Access to Chili’s® Grill & Bar Guest Data
On May 11th, 2018, we learned that payment card information of some of our Guests who visited certain Chili’s® Grill & Bar corporate-owned restaurants have been compromised in a data incident. Currently, we believe the data incident was limited to between March – April 2018; however, we continue to assess the scope of the incident. Upon…
OR: LaPorte & Associates notifies clients of laptop theft
From their press release: LaPorte & Associates, Inc. (“LaPorte”) today announced an incident involving potential unauthorized access to a laptop containing certain personal information. LaPorte is an insurance agency that provides, among other things, insurance procurement, consultation, and support services for its clients. The data potentially subject to unauthorized access varies, but includes some combination…