Sonny Long reports: A former Cuero city secretary has been indicted for intercepting police department emails and passing along the information to “people who shouldn’t have it,” said DeWitt County District Attorney Michael Sheppard. Lisa Moravitz, 39, was indicted by a DeWitt County grand jury Dec. 16 and arrested Saturday on two charges of unlawfully…
NJ: Computer stolen from Inspira Medical Center Vineland (updated)
UPDATE: There was no patient data on the computer. Original post: Yesterday, Don E. Woods reported: Police are investigating the theft of a computer, according to reports, that took place from the radiology department in the regional medical center. The computer may have contained personal records and information, police said, which are password protected. The…
Frustrated with SnapChat’s non-response to their vulnerability report, researchers go public
Julie Bort reports: If you use Snapchat please be aware that your phone number could now be grabbed by hackers, security researchers told Business Insider. That’s because these same researchers just published detailed instructions on how to hack Snapchat. The researchers, who call their company Gibson Security, were frustrated that Snapchat had ignored their previous…
PT: ANACOM adopts security breach notification procedures
Telecompaper reports: Portuguese regulator Anacom has approved the final decision concerning the circumstances, format and procedures applicable to the reporting requirements of a security breach or loss of network integrity. This decision also includes conditions in which Anacom considers that there is a public interest in disclosing this information to the public, as well as…
OK: Court orders Narconon Arrowhead client names and records for Jan. hearing
Jeanne LeFlore reports: A list of clients and their records in connection with a Narconon Arrowhead lawsuit must be handed over to the court in January, court records state. Associate District Court Judge Bland made the ruling on Dec. 2 during a hearing in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Heather Landmeier a Narconon graduate…
Major League Baseball’s battle with A-Rod trumped Florida law
Fred Grimm comments: Major League Baseball, in its zeal to nail A-Rod and other accused juicers, paid thousands for stolen medical records. Not that we don’t relish the prospect of overpaid jocks getting their comeuppance, but there’s a small problem with trafficking in stolen property. It’s stolen. Florida law’s not fuzzy about the legality of…