I don’t include most skimming cases on this blog, but an occasional reminder that it’s an ongoing problem seems in order. The Central Marin Police Authority said Friday as many as 20 people might be victims of a credit and debit card skimming fraud at a San Anselmo gas station. Police received reports from several victims claiming…
Lawsuit against Jacksonville over police misuse of database settles
There’s an update to a lawsuit, noted previously, that alleged that two police officers misused a database to find out information about a highway patrol trooper who issued a speeding ticket to a Miami police officer in 2011. The trooper sued after being harassed, alleging violations of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. The city would later claim, as…
Personal information of some who sought employment through Berks & Beyond Employment Services found in recycling center
Paul Muschick reports that a woman found unshredded paperwork from Berks & Beyond Employment Services in an Allentown recycling center. The papers included job applications, complete with SSN, job histories, and personal details, as well as employee time sheets and other personal information. Chris Garner, owner of Berks & Beyond, told me a limited amount…
FDA outlines cybersecurity recommendations for medical device manufacturers
Jan. 15 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance outlining important steps medical device manufacturers should take to continually address cybersecurity risks to keep patients safe and better protect the public health. The draft guidance details the agency’s recommendations for monitoring, identifying and addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices once they have…
Il: Garbage truck driver finds top secret Navy docs
A military garbage truck driver prevented a potentially devastating IDF information leak on Wednesday, when he discovered highly classified documents from the office of the Navy’s chief of staff while emptying out his vehicle at the Hiriya trash dump site in central Israel. Read more on Times of Israel.
European Parliament Committee Approves EU Cybersecurity Rules and Publishes Agreed Text
Mark Young and Vera Coughlan write: Formal adoption of the EU Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive is a step closer following a vote on January 14 by the European Parliament’s internal market and consumer protection (IMCO) committee. As we reported in December, the European institutions reached an informal political agreement on the NIS Directive — dubbed…