WINK News reports: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is now investigating after one man allegedly hacked in to the Lee County’s Supervisor of Elections website. Dan Sinclair, who is running for Supervisor of Elections, says his friend, David Levin, accidentally hacked in to the website. Sinclair and Levin posted a video online showing the…
UK: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service staff data breached
BBC reports: On Friday night, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was told about an information security breach relating to employees’ personal data. A 59-year-old woman from Bridgend has been arrested in connection with data protection offences. The fire service did not disclose how many people were affected, but said it was limited to its…
MO: Investigation continues into possible Camden County IT breach
Garrett Bergquist reports: The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it has enlisted the help of a computer forensics lab in investigating a possible breach. Spokesman Sgt. Scott Hines said the sheriff’s office was first notified of a possible compromised hard drive in the middle of last week. He said someone is believed to have…
Read TechFreedom’s amicus brief in FTC v. LabMD
I wasn’t aware of this until today, but TechFreedom filed a motion seeking leave to submit an amicus brief in FTC v. LabMD. The brief supports LabMD’s position and urges the Commission to uphold Judge Chappell’s initial decision in favor of LabMD. You can read their brief here. Not surprisingly, I agree with their argument that…
AU: Nurse allegedly assaulted after watchdog employee used database to find her
Another “small” breach with big harm. Paul Farrell and Melissa Davey report: A nurse was allegedly assaulted by an employee of Australia’s health practitioner regulator, who used his credentials to access the agency’s database and track down her home address and phone number. The security breach is one of several Guardian Australia has uncovered at…
White House seeks its first ever chief information security officer
Danny Yadron reports: On Tuesday, the White House is expected to announce that it is seeking to hire its first chief information security officer, a role filled at many companies and local governments but one that has long been absent at the federal level, despite complaints for security experts and lawmakers. Read more on The…