Stephanie Fahlgren, 33, of Sacramento, was sentenced this week to two and a half years in federal prison for access device fraud. She had pleaded guilty on January 28, 2010 after having been arrested in July 2009. According to court documents, from June 2008 through November 2008, Fahlgren used her computer to obtain personal and…
OH: Local Man, Woman Accused Of Aggravated ID Theft
Donna Willis reports: A federal grand jury indicted Katura J. Mozelle, 23, of Columbus and Kinte K. Green, 30, of Columbus alleging that they conspired to steal credit accounts belonging to people whose identities they had stolen from a government website in 2006. The indictment alleges that Ms. Mozelle and Mr. Green accessed the Franklin…
Information Security and Privacy Controls Over the Airmen Medical Support Systems
Information Security and Privacy Controls Over the Airmen Medical Support Systems Federal Aviation Administration Report Number: FI-2010-060 Date Issued: June 18, 2010 From Results in Brief: The names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical data, and other PII of airmen are not properly secured to prevent unauthorized access and use. We found serious security lapses in…
FAA Not Adequately Protecting Airmen’s Medical Data
Michael Cheek reports: The Federal Aviation Administration is failing to adequately protect the medical and personal data of airmen, according to a report released recently by the Inspector General. The FAA requires airmen to have their medical and mental fitness certified by a medical professional in order to operate aircraft. However, the FAA, which stores…
White House seeks comment on trusted ID plan
Grant Gross reports: The White House is seeking comment on a draft plan for establishing a trusted identity system online, with the goal of making Internet transactions more secure and convenient. Howard Schmidt, the White House cybersecurity coordinator and special assistant to President Barack Obama, released a draft version of the National Strategy for Trusted…
CA: Personal Documents Found In Dumpster
About 100 people’s personal information was thrown out along with unused, unopened books and learning materials, a KCRA 3 investigation revealed. A KCRA 3 insider watched Department of Parks and Recreation employees putting the materials in a Dumpster outside a parks building. KCRA 3 found several folders with important documents. One contained names, Social Security…