Chico State employee charged with hacking, leaking vaccine exemption requests

Austin Herbaugh reports: A Chico State employee has been charged with criminal hacking after officials say he leaked vaccine exemption requests and personal information from some students. 22-year-old Alejandro Benitez is accused of publishing a list o… Continue reading Chico State employee charged with hacking, leaking vaccine exemption requests

NJ: University Hospital recently learned of long-running insider-wrongdoing breach

The following notice by University Hospital in New Jersey is the kind of notification no healthcare entity wants to have to publish. It involves a rogue employee misusing their access to obtain information on patients that may ultimately be provided to… Continue reading NJ: University Hospital recently learned of long-running insider-wrongdoing breach

Woman Allegedly Hacked Flight School, Cleared Planes With Maintenance Issues to Fly

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: A woman allegedly hacked into the systems of a flight training school in Florida to delete and tamper with information related to the school’s airplanes. In some cases, planes that previously had maintenance… Continue reading Woman Allegedly Hacked Flight School, Cleared Planes With Maintenance Issues to Fly

Today’s reminder that small breaches may have the biggest impact

While everyone understandably raises alarms about the possible impact of a ransomware attack, let us never forget that simple, stupid, careless, willful, or just human errors can create significant safety risks for people. A foster family in Missouri i… Continue reading Today’s reminder that small breaches may have the biggest impact

Former OnlyFans Employees Could Access Users’ and Models’ Personal Information

Samantha Cole reports: Some former OnlyFans support staff employees still had access to users’ data—including sensitive financial and personal information—even after they stopped working for the company used by sex workers to sell nudes and porn … Continue reading Former OnlyFans Employees Could Access Users’ and Models’ Personal Information

Police investigating City of Helsinki data breach involving over 140 victims

The Helsinki Times reports: Helsinki police have begun a preliminary investigation into the actions of an employee of the City of Helsinki, who violated data privacy regulations by accessing the personal information of several individuals in the health… Continue reading Police investigating City of Helsinki data breach involving over 140 victims

Ashland City Elementary PTO President faces theft, computer crimes charges

Katie Nixon reports: A former Ashland City Elementary STEM Academy Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) president is facing theft, forgery and computer crimes charges after an investigation led by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office resulted her indictment… Continue reading Ashland City Elementary PTO President faces theft, computer crimes charges