Canadian Press reports: The Nova Scotia government says it will not use tracking devices for forensic mental health patients after reports raised concerns about it. The government says it began gathering information about the technology after a patient at a local forensic hospital was alleged to have committed a homicide in April 2012 while absent…
FBI arrests Madonna’s alleged hacker
Cory Bennett reports: When Madonna’s music leaks, the FBI is on it. FBI agents and Israeli authorities on Wednesday arrested a 39-year-old man in Tel Aviv who allegedly infiltrated Madonna’s computer, stole unfinished songs and leaked them online. Read more on The Hill.
Court Rules in Favor of Breached Retailer
Tracy Kitten reports: A breached retailer has won a court ruling against its payments processor and merchant bank, setting a $500,000 cap on how much it must pay for a point-of-sale breach it suffered in late 2012. Now the processor and bank must pick up the rest of the breach-related tab. […] On Jan. 15,…
TX: Sunglo Home Health Services computer with patient info stolen from office
KRGV reports: Thousands of people throughout the Rio Grande Valley are in a vulnerable position because of a burglary. Sunglo Home Health Services has thousands of patients across the Valley. Their personal information is in the hands of a Harlingen burglar. […] According to Means, the man broke a window with a fire extinguisher and…
Malware infects Arkansas state computers; data said secure
Claudia Lauer reports: The Arkansas Department of Information Systems blocked all .zip files from the state’s email system after a malware attack was identified. The department sent out notice over email and social media about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Department spokesman Janet Wilson said only a fraction of the more than 15,000 computers on the state’s…
TX: Data breach hits MPISD employees
Gary Borders reports: Personal information of approximately 915 present and former staff members of Mount Pleasant ISD may have been compromised between Jan. 18 and Jan. 21. […] When technology director Noe Arzate clicked on the link in the Tweet, “it took him to a downloaded file that included name, address and Social Security numbers” of…