Food server accused of stealing customers’ credit card information will plead guilty

Manola Morales reports on a case where the criminal activity occurred in 2017: A former food server accused of stealing credit card information from his customers will plead guilty in federal court on Tuesday. Prosecutors say Walter Padua conspired wit… Continue reading Food server accused of stealing customers’ credit card information will plead guilty

San Jose Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Hack that Shut Down Opening Day Concession Sales at San Jose Earthquakes Stadium

SAN JOSE – Salvatore A. La Rosa pleaded guilty today in federal court in San Jose to intentional damage to a protected computer, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig … Continue reading San Jose Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Hack that Shut Down Opening Day Concession Sales at San Jose Earthquakes Stadium

UK: Breach of NHS Lothian colleague’s medical records linked to staff member at Edinburgh Royal Hospital

Elsa Maishman reports: An investigation has been launched by Police Scotland after the medical records of more than 150 NHS Lothian staff members were “inappropriately accessed” by a colleague, the Scotsman reported. After a delay in searching for a re… Continue reading UK: Breach of NHS Lothian colleague’s medical records linked to staff member at Edinburgh Royal Hospital

WeChat Data Leak Leads To Arrest Of Tencent Executive Zhang Feng

Cullen Paradis reports: Zhang Feng, an executive at China’s most valuable public company Tencent Holdings, has been detained by authorities in connection to a data leak and corruption scandal. According to the Wall Street Journal, Zhang is accused of s… Continue reading WeChat Data Leak Leads To Arrest Of Tencent Executive Zhang Feng

Employee Confidentiality and Data Theft: Recent UK Developments

Christopher Walter, Helena Milner-Smith, Louise Freeman, Dan Cooper, Mark Young, and Mark Welch of Covington and Burling write, in part: Unauthorized Access to Personal Data was an Offence under the Computer Misuse Act The ICO recently published detail… Continue reading Employee Confidentiality and Data Theft: Recent UK Developments

Contractor for USAO Southern District of Iowa Provided Sensitive, Non-Public Info on Criminal Investigations to a Friend; Informants Wound Up “Outed” Online

An Iowa woman pleaded guilty today for unlawfully using a former Department of Justice contractor’s government computer to access government records and to obtain sensitive, non-public law enforcement information, announced Acting Assistant Attorney Ge… Continue reading Contractor for USAO Southern District of Iowa Provided Sensitive, Non-Public Info on Criminal Investigations to a Friend; Informants Wound Up “Outed” Online