Frank Gluck reports: A former patient of Lee Memorial Hospital says he will sue the health center after an employee photographed him recovering from life-threatening injuries from a motorcycle crash. The attorney for that patient, Dylan Meracle of Cape Coral, notified the hospital and its operator, Lee Health, of the pending lawsuit this week. In…
Hacker who leaked nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, other celebrities sentenced to 18 months
Ray Kelly reports: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hacking into online accounts of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and other female celebrities and stealing private information, including nude photos and videos. Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge in Pennsylvani, according to CNET. Read more on…
Owners of Rosslyn coffee shop charged with credit card fraud
Michelle Basch reports: Customers of Caffe Aficionado in Rosslyn are being told to check their credit card statements after the coffee shop was closed down and the owners were arrested and charged with credit card fraud. Adiam Berhane and Clark Donat, both 44 years old and from Arlington, were arrested Friday morning. They’re charged with…
More than 5,000 people exposed in Habitat for Humanity data breach
Dell Cameron reports: A massive data breach earlier this month at Habitat for Humanity exposed the personal information of thousands of individuals, including their Social Security numbers. Habitat for Humanity of Michigan’s virtual hard drive backups, which contained more than 400GB of information, were discovered online by an Austin-based security researcher in early October. The…
U.S. Bank Regulator Notifies Congress of Major Data Security Breach
Donna Borak reports: A U.S. bank regulator on Friday disclosed a data breach involving a former agency employee’s unauthorized removal of more than 10,000 records. The cybersecurity breach was first detected by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in September while the agency was undertaking a retrospective two-year review of employees downloading information…
IDF colonel suspended for stolen military laptop
yoav Zitun reports: Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel suspended an Air Force col. for two weeks, after he reported that his army-issued laptop was stolen from his home. The commander, who serves in the military headquarters in the Kiryah, reportedly took the laptop home with him, despite orders not to do so. It…