Jack Gillum and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar report: Bowing to privacy concerns, the Obama administration reversed itself Friday, scaling back the release of consumers’ personal information from the government’s health insurance website to private companies with a commercial interest in the data. The administration made the changes to HealthCare.gov after The Associated Press reported earlier this week that…
SG: Hacker ‘Messiah’ pleads guilty to 39 computer misuse charges
Kelly Ng reports: Hacker James Raj Arokiasamy, who goes by the moniker “Messiah”, has pleaded guilty to 39 charges of computer misuse for hacking into the web servers of Fuji Xerox, a fan site of popstar Sun Ho and government-related websites in 2013. Read more on Today.
Ex-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to stealing credit cards, personal ID at San Diego bases
How… dishonorable. The AP reports: A retired Air Force senior master sergeant who stole credit cards and identification from dozens of military members in the San Diego area has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Christopher Underwood entered the pleas on Thursday. He could face more than 20 years in federal prison….
St. Peter's Health Partners warns of possible data breach (Update2)
Claire Hughes reports: St. Peter’s Health Partners is warning of a possible data breach in its email system, following the theft of a manager’s cellphone. Emails on the cellphone may have included patient information related to appointment schedules at St. Peter’s Health Partner’s Medical Associates, a large doctors’ practice. Read more on TimesUnion.com Updates: Over 5,000 patients have been notified….
UK Scouts database ‘flaws’ raise concerns
Kat Hall reports: Serious concerns have been raised over the security of the Scout Association’s database, which holds the contact details of 450,000 young people and volunteer adults, The Register can reveal. A Scout leader contacted the Register to express grave concerns that the association’s Compass database is not secure, despite the organisation’s assurances it had been tested. The…
Payment Processor EgoPay Confirms Hack, Insider Suspected
Emily Spaven reports: Third-party payment processor EgoPay suffered a hack in late December, the company has confirmed in a blog post. The post claims the person or persons involved interfered with a number of transactions. Read more on CoinDesk. Reporter’s name corrected post-publication.