Lauren FitzPatrick reports: A Chicago Public Schools employee improperly released some student names, home addresses and current schools to the Noble Network of Charter Schools — details that were used in recruitment mailings sent just before CPS’ official student count, district officials have told some parents in a letter. It’s not clear how the information…
Hackers say they took Mega.nz source code and admin logins
Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker group claims to have obtained source code and admin accounts for the file-sharing site Mega.nz, formerly owned by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom. The hacker group, known as the Amn3s1a Team, told me by email that they had also obtained internal documents from the company’s servers, by exploiting an escalation of…
AU: Personal details of thousands of residents revealed by Melbourne council in data breach
ABC reports: A local council in Melbourne’s south-east is embroiled in a privacy breach, after the personal details of more than 2,000 residents were accidentally distributed to the public. A survey was emailed to 952 clients of the City of Kingston Maternal and Child Health Service on Wednesday, but there was an excel spreadsheet attached…
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Man Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Health Care Fraud
Here’s a case of insurance info theft to fuel a fraud scheme: NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man has been charged in connection with his role in establishing fake medical facilities in New Jersey and billing insurance companies for services that were never performed, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Eduardo Arango Chong, 21, of Hialeah,…
TX: Fourth Defendant Convicted in Scheme that Defrauded Electronic Arts of More Than $16 Million Worth of Virtual Currency
Anthony Clark, 24, was convicted today of wire fraud in connection with his involvement in a scheme to defraud a software company, Electronic Arts, of more than $16 million. The conviction was announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Leslie R. Caldwell. Clark’s conviction…
Protenus’s October Breach Barometer is available
As it has done in past months, Protenus has compiled a monthly report on health data breaches in the U.S. that were disclosed during October. Their analyses are based on data and information provided by this site and blogger. Of special note: in the past two months, we have now learned of two incidents affecting at…