Nancy A. Youssef reports: The U.S. Army has launched a wide-ranging investigation into how a private allegedly downloaded hundreds of thousands of secret reports and diplomatic cables and handed them to WikiLeaks, McClatchy has learned. The probe could result in a recommendation that other soldiers should face criminal charges in the case. […] The report…
(follow-up) Former Stens Corporation employee sentenced to probation for computer intrusion
Walter D. Puckett, 40, of Williamstown, Ky., was sentenced yesterday to three years of probation by U.S. District Chief Judge Richard L. Young after his guilty plea to computer intrusion. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana, Puckett admitted that he accessed the computer system of…
Former HBPA director pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit ID theft to rig election results
Cindy Romero, a/k/a Cricket Romero, age 50, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, pled guilty yesterday in federal court before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to conspiracy to commit identity theft, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. According to court documents, Romero admitted that while employed by the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA),…
Laptop with medical information on 3,159 Mankato Clinic patients stolen
A laptop computer with personal and medical information on more than 3,000 Mankato Clinic patients was stolen nearly two months ago. […] The breach did not include the Mankato Clinic’s electronic health records. The laptop was in the car of a registered nurse and stolen sometime between Nov. 1 an Nov. 2. Clinic officials were…
Judge issues permanent injunction against DA, Weld sheriff in Operation Number Games
Will this be the end to the long-running saga? Nate A. Miller reports: A Larimer District Court judge has put a formal end to efforts on the part of Weld District Attorney Ken Buck and Weld County Sheriff John Cooke to crack down on illegal immigration and identity theft using records from a Greeley tax…
ICO statement on alleged data breach involving Santander
An ICO spokesperson said: “We have recently been informed of a data breach involving Santander. We will be making enquiries into the circumstances of the apparent breach of the Data Protection Act before deciding what action, if any, needs to be taken. “Under the Data Protection Act, organisations that process personal information have an obligation…