There’s an update to the NRAD Associates breach (see also updates here). From the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office today: Nassau County, NY – December 4, 2014 – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrest of a Great Neck doctor responsible for stealing the protected personal and health information of tens…
Alleged Heartbleed hacker faces more charges in Canada Revenue Agency case
The Toronto Star reports that more charges have been laid against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes who had been charged with using Heartbleed to extract data from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Until now, he had (only) been charged with with one count of unauthorized use of a computer and one count of mischief in relation to data. An expanded RCMP investigation produced…
Target Had Duty to Protect Data: Judge
Missy Baxter reports: In a much-anticipated court ruling, a Minnesota federal judge said Tuesday that Target Corp. had a duty to protect debit and credit card information from cyberthieves. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson rejected Target’s attempt to dismiss claims filed by a group of financial institutions seeking damages related to the retailer’s data breach in late…
NZ: Baby post a breach of privacy
Waikato Times reports: A Waikato midwife believed to have been involved in delivering a 7kg baby touted as a New Zealand record has gone to ground following what appears to be a potential breach of privacy. Born by caesarean last Sunday, the Hamilton infant was said to weigh a whopping 6.85kg (15lb 1oz), double the…
Ca: RCMP accidentally sent woman’s assault complaint to media
Bruce Campion-Smith reports: In a serious breach of privacy, the RCMP accidentally sent details of a woman’s complaint of a sexual assault to a Toronto Star reporter. The woman’s note to the RCMP details an attack that happened decades ago but is potentially related to an ongoing police investigation. It was inadvertently forwarded to the…
Former Indiana resident sentenced in Puerto Rican ID theft ring
Justin L. Mack reports: A Mexican national with Indiana ties was sentenced Wednesday to more than six years in prison for running a Puerto Rican identity trafficking ring. Enrique Rogelio Mendez-Solis, 40, formerly of Seymour, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for his role in trafficking the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican…