Collaborate Disseminate
A home security technician has pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into customers’ video feeds, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Prerak Shah. Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year-old former ADT employee, pleaded guilty to computer fr… Continue reading Former ADT Technician Pleads Guilty to Having Hacked Customers’ Home Security Video Feeds
Arnab Shome reports: TF Global Markets (Aust) Limited, the Australian unit of forex broker ThinkMarkets, has filed a lawsuit against its former employee James Sorenson over some serious allegations of data theft and distributing them to its rival. The … Continue reading ThinkMarkets Sues Former Employee for Data Theft
The following is a press release. I’ll meet you on the other side: On October 19, 2021 (sic), a certification and settlement approval hearing took place at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in respect of a settlement agreement with Spencer Br… Continue reading Ca: Laurentian Data Breach Class Action Approved by Court
Sarah Motter reports: TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – News today from Stormont Vail CEO Dr. Robert Kenagy that their internal vaccine scheduling website was shared outside of their health system. Dr. Kenagy said that it appears as though an employee(s) sha… Continue reading Unauthorized access of Stormont Vail’s internal vaccine scheduling site
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: The Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday arrested a former engineer of SoftBank Corp. on suspicion of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Law by illegally divulging trade secrets regarding the 5G fifth-generati… Continue reading Ex-SoftBank engineer held for 5G trade secret theft
Ed Richter reports: One former Middletown city employee has been arraigned on charges in Middletown Municipal Court in connection with the alleged hacking, corporate economic espionage and illegal recordings of Start Skydiving at the Middletown Regiona… Continue reading OH: Court dates set in Middletown skydiving data theft case
Darlisa Ghouralal reports: West Shore Private Hospital has launched an investigation into an apparent breach of patient confidentiality following a post by a cardiac technologist regarding the medical care of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley. […] T… Continue reading TT: West Shore launches probe after technician’s post on PM’s health
A motor industry employee has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, in a prosecution brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Kim Doyle, who worked for the RAC, transferred personal data to an accid… Continue reading UK: Motor industry employee sentenced in ICO Computer Misuse Act prosecution
Jacqueline Gray reports: A former principal in Kentucky who is serving a nine-year federal prison sentence was ordered last week to pay $3.6 million for confiscating students’ phones and uploading their nude photos to the internet. According to the Lou… Continue reading School principal ordered to pay $3.6M for sharing students’ nude pictures online
BusinessTech staff report: Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu says that government is in talks with stakeholders to replace South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) cards after a security breach, first reported in 2019. Responding to a wri… Continue reading ZA: Government to replace Sassa grant cards after security breach