Florence, 120 million euro cryptocurrency fraud: precautionary measure for former BitGrail administrator

Marco de Felice reports: Prohibition of business activities and to hold the executive offices of the Company, that the protective order against FF, former managing director of BitGrail a platform for exchange criptovalute ( exchange ) . According to th… Continue reading Florence, 120 million euro cryptocurrency fraud: precautionary measure for former BitGrail administrator

Man Sentenced to 42 Months Imprisonment for Stealing Personal Identifying Information of More Than 8,000 Healthcare.Gov Customers and Causing $587,000 in Losses

New Orleans —  U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that COLBI TRENT DEFIORE, age 27, a resident of Carriere, Mississippi, was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release and payment of a $100 special assessment fee by… Continue reading Man Sentenced to 42 Months Imprisonment for Stealing Personal Identifying Information of More Than 8,000 Healthcare.Gov Customers and Causing $587,000 in Losses

KR: Telecom LG U+ fined as a third party downloads and sells customer data

Korea JoongAng Daily reports: LG U+ was hit with 21.6 million won ($20,000) in government fines for a failure to secure customer data, which led to a massive breach and unauthorized sharing of sensitive information. The Personal Information Protection … Continue reading KR: Telecom LG U+ fined as a third party downloads and sells customer data

Mum’s the word? What are these school districts doing after a recent breach?

On November 15, ABC in Chicago reported that suburban school district Township High School District 211 experienced a security breach in which outgoing emails, phone calls, and text messages had been compromised over the weekend.  Parents reported rece… Continue reading Mum’s the word? What are these school districts doing after a recent breach?

VA: Federal Aviation Administration Employee Arrested for Using Confidential Information for Attempted Extortion Scheme

Brian J. Booth, a 38-year-old Virginia resident, was arrested today and charged via criminal complaint with mail fraud for a scheme to use information stolen from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in an attempt to extort foreign officials and o… Continue reading VA: Federal Aviation Administration Employee Arrested for Using Confidential Information for Attempted Extortion Scheme

Mercy Health Fired Employee Responsible for Insider Breach

Mercy Health revealed that it had fired an employee who was responsible for an insider breach involving its systems. On December 4, Mercy Health posted a notice informing its patients of a medical records incident that had occurred earlier in the year…. Continue reading Mercy Health Fired Employee Responsible for Insider Breach