Chris Strom reports: Companies that do business with the Defense Department are bracing for new U.S. rules requiring them to report computer breaches to the Pentagon and give the government access to their networks to analyze the attacks. Groups representing the contractors are raising concern about the Pentagon rooting around their data, and say smaller…
PA: Investigation urged of security breach in Fayette County computer system
Mary Pickels reports: Fayette County Commissioner Angela Zimmerlink said on Tuesday that further investigation is needed into an alleged security breach caused when Commissioner Al Ambrosini directed IT department head Kebin Holbert to increase access to the county computer system for a financial consultant working for the county. Referring to a letter from acting Controller…
14 Individuals Charged with Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens
Fourteen individuals were charged in three indictments in Puerto Rico with conspiracy to commit identification fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft and passport fraud in connection with their alleged roles in a scheme to traffic the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice…
With FTC v. LabMD stalled, FTC tries to move the hearing forward
For those following FTC. v. LabMD, here’s a small update. The FTC’s administrative hearing against LabMD came to a screeching halt at the end of May when the House Oversight Committee indicated that it was investigating whether the FTC had based its case against LabMD on erroneous or inaccurate information provided by Tiversa. In the middle…
Hackers get thousands of government workers’ info from Healthways subcontractor
Andrea Zelinski reports: Personal information on more than 60,000 government employees who participated in Tennessee’s employee health screenings may be at risk for identity theft, according to state officials. An unknown source hacked into Onsite Health Diagnostics’ computer system, according to spokeswoman Lisa MacKenzie. Information like employees’ name, date of birth, address, email address, phone…
Seattle, Portland Archdiocese Login Credentials Found In CyberVor Hacker Database
Jeanne Price reports: Close to 6,000 identity theft victims have been documented but Catholic church officials in Seattle and Portland say they’re still stumped about how their data breaches occurred. Now a potential clue has surfaced – a disturbing link to a newly discovered Russian hacker group called CyberVor. These victims in the Pacific Northwest…