Sophie Mattson & Jenni Sigl report: In the latest breach of cybersecurity on campus, a trove of internal documents from the Office of Marketing and Communications were leaked by the anonymous hacker SCUWatch. On Oct. 17, this newspaper received an email from an unknown sender containing a file folder labeled “OMC_Leak.” The anonymous sender, who…
Accused hospital computer hacker at Wyatt wages hunger strike
Denise Lavoieap reports: The man who acknowledges he attacked the computer network at world-renowned Boston children’s hospital two years ago, costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars, is unapologetic and now waging a hunger strike in prison as he awaits trial. Martin Gottesfeld claims the hospital hacking was to protest the treatment of a teenage…
Cyber-crooks menacing hospitals are put under the microscope
John Leyden reports: Cybercriminals are spreading into the healthcare sector even though the price per stolen medical record remains lower than for comparable financial account crime. From hospitals becoming victims of hacking attacks to Olympic champions getting their health records leaked by hackers, the health sector has become a major target for cybercrime. The most…
UBS can challenge client data handover to France
A court has given UBS the legal right to challenge the handover of sensitive client data by the Swiss tax authorities to France. The bank is under investigation by French prosecutors for alleged tax evasion offences. The Federal Administrative Court on Wednesday granted UBS “party status” to the proposed data transfer after Switzerland green lighted…
WI: Former Brookfield Sprint Employee Used Stolen Social Security Numbers to Set Up Accounts
CBS reports: A former employee at the Sprint Store in Brookfield, is charged with identity theft and stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics. Theodore Harris worked at the Sprint Store, located at 6075 W Bluemound Rd in Brookfield. According to the criminal complaint, he used stolen social security numbers, birth dates and driver’s license numbers to…
Department Releases Intake and Charging Policy for Computer Crime Matters
As computers play an ever-greater role in our lives and cybercrime becomes both more commonplace and more devastating, the need for robust criminal enforcement of effective computer crime laws will only become more important. As we’ve said in public remarks last year, we urgently need targeted updates to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act that will help the department…