Two country’s have come under fire and more pacific their space agency websites. @D35m0nd142 has continued to do what he/she does and in the progress has discovered that Europe space agency and Canadian Space Agency is vulnerable to XSS attacks. Bit of proof from the Europe Space Agency. and Also Small bit of proof from the Canadian Space Agency. Now anyone would think that all the money they spend…
University of Washington and other universities hacked. Again. And again.
The message at the top of a paste by two hackers pretty much nails it: A few days back, Team ITNRA hacker ‘HaxOr’ hacked into the University of Washington using a SQL injection. The SQL injection that was abused was fixed, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t more. Just because someone finds an SQL injection…
AU: St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne used confidential medical files to get donors
Jonathan Marshall reports: Fundraisers for St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne used patients’ confidential medical files to beg for money after they received care. The “very successful” scheme ran for “years and years” until a patient with knowledge of privacy legislation complained to hospital management. […] Victoria’s Health Records Act prohibits the release of any information…
Stealing kids’ identities: Miami-Dade schools sleaze
Francisco Alvarado reports: Miami-Dade County Public Schools have a security problem — and we’re not talking bad locks on the local elementary school’s front door. Student information has fallen repeatedly into thieving hands, and the latest lapse comes from an especially embarrassing accused perp: Tizrah Ingram-Johnson, daughter of the late black leader and former school…
UK: North cop faces data protection breach charges
A Black Isle cop is facing allegations he breached data protection laws by logging into a police computer system to find details on a colleague who was likely to be a witness against him in a Northern Constabulary misconduct investigation. The trial of Alan Heap (43) – whose address was given as c/o Burnett Road…
Houston doctor's office vandalized, patient data on stolen hard drive
A media/substitute notice: The office building and office suite of Jeremiah J. Twomey M.D., was vandalized during the weekend of December 31, 2011, at which time an external drive containing personal and confidential health information of individuals was stolen from Dr. Twomey’s office. Unauthorized use of this data is unlikely. Any individuals who believe they…