As an update to the Heritage Foundation data leak previously covered here: Politico reporter Dave Perera got in touch with me about my reporting that The Heritage Foundation (THF) was not hacked – as they had claimed – but had had a leak. Perera and Tim Starks have now reported that they got confirmation from THF that yes, it was…
Beware the hacked data broker
Christopher Mims reports: Many security and privacy researchers expect a cyber-breach event that will make the hack of infidelity site Ashley Madison look like a footnote by comparison. It could affect not just people seeking extramarital affairs, but everyone in America. Even more daunting, it could be under way already, and we don’t even know…
NC: Hair meant for donations to kids with cancer found in dumpster with donors’ info (updated)
The Gaston Gazette reports that hair donated to support Wigs for Kids, a charity in Ohio supporting kids battling cancer, was tossed out in North Carolina – along with the donors’ personal information: Some customers who got their hair cut for charity at a Great Clips in Gastonia are upset that their donations and their…
NZ: Snooping MidCentral Health nurse censured
Janine Rankin reports: A Palmerston North Hospital nurse who snooped on patients’ medical records has been censured by the Health Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal. Elizabeth Raju was sacked in 2014 after a hospital audit revealed the confidentiality breaches. […] The Tribunal rejected Raju’s excuse that there was a culture at the hospital of health professionals looking…
Pastor outed on Ashley Madison commits suicide
CNN reports: John Gibson was a pastor and seminary professor. When he wasn’t teaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, one of his favorite pastimes was fixing cars. He was married with two children. His daughter, Callie, was teaching in front of 250 college students when she got the call. Her father had killed himself….
It Was A HOAX! Evidence Shows Ashley Madison Hacker Statements, Details Were All Faked – Gina Smith
So… was the claimed Ashley Madison breach a hoax? Gina Smith argues that it was. Or she’s pulling her own hoax to see how susceptible journalists are. So far, she hasn’t really presented any evidence to support claims which she outlines in this post. Smith writes, in part: Through doxens of interviews with Avid and…