Fox29 reports: After some hesitation and much confusion, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Frantz Felisma plead guilty to identity theft and device fraud in federal court Thursday. Federal investigators say Felisma used his department issued laptop, and his access to a law enforcement database, to steal personal information from at least 15 people. Felisma then…
Important: Notification of data breach on FIRST Forums
As seen on their site today: Dear FIRST® Participant, We wish to inform you of an event that may affect the security of your username and password on our FIRST forums. What happened? On March 6, 2017, FIRST received a report of suspicious activity for two externally hosted websites – the FIRST Forum (forums.usfirst.org) and FIRST…
KY: Confidential info taken from 160,000 Med Center Health patients
Bowling Green Daily News staff report: Med Center Health announced Tuesday that certain patient billing information may have been compromised. The information included name, address, Social Security number, health insurance information, diagnosis and procedure codes, and charges for medical service. However, the information obtained did not include patient medical records. This incident only affected patients…
Chicago Man Arrested for Stealing Laptop From OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
Owen Stiffler reports: A man is taken into custody at a Rockford motel after authorities say he stole laptop from a Saint Anthony office. The theft happened back on February 16 when a female employee at OSF said her laptop was stolen from her office. Read more MyStateline. There is no indication as to what…
IL: New Rules to Require Tighter Data Security
Dror Halavy reports: The Knesset Law and Constitutional Committee has approved measures that will require companies and groups that collect data on Israelis to protect the information from hackers. The new rules, which supply specific criteria to organizations on the types of security needed, will apply equally to government and private sector organizations. The measures…
Email Security Breach Involving County Employees’ Bank Accounts In Sebastian County
Jordan Tidwell reports: There was an email security breach between county employees’ in Sebastian County on March 15, Sebastian County comptroller Melissa Sinclair said. Sinclair said a payroll administrator sent out an email to a group of county employees containing links to approximately 200 employees’ banking account numbers and routing numbers. The links required a…