Commentary The state of California cannot be trusted with sensitive data. This has been proven again with the data breach of concealed carry permit information by the state Department of Justice. As The Epoch Times reported, “Firearms owners who have a concealed carry permit in California had their data leaked [June 27] after Attorney General…
Data Breach Exposes Private Info of All California Concealed-Carry Permit Holders
By Gregory Yee From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—A data breach has exposed the personal information of every person with a California permit to carry a concealed weapon, authorities said Tuesday. The California Department of Justice suffered the breach as part of the launch of its 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal, according to the Fresno County…
Cybercriminals Steal Records of 500,000 Chicago Students in Huge Data Breach
May 21, 2022
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has revealed that nearly half a million students and over 50,000 staff members have fallen prey to a massive data breach involving the theft of personal information via a ransomware attack. A technology vendor for CPS called Battelle for Kids notified the school district that, on Dec. 1, 2021, an unauthorized…
Settlement Reached Over Chinese-Perpetrated OPM Hack
Parties involved in a class-action lawsuit over the 2015 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breach announced in court filings on May 6 that they have reached a $63 million settlement in the matter. Plaintiffs, including the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), sued OPM in July 2015 after the…
11 Tips to Help You Protect Your Online Financial Data
May 7, 2022
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Online banking, paying bills remotely, and mobile wallet apps have made it easier for businesses and consumers to interact with their financial services providers. But online banking has also brought consumers’ financial data into the digital space, leading to cybersecurity issues. Saved passcodes, automatic transactions, and devices without passwords can leave your financial data vulnerable…
Potential Data Breach May Have Affected 250,000 Licensed Professionals: Washington State Agency
The Department of Licensing (DOL) of Washington State announced on Friday it is investigating a potential data breach that may have affected hundreds and thousands of people. The agency, besides issuing driver and vehicle licenses, also issues licenses for 39 categories of businesses and professionals, including for appraisers, engineers, barbers, bail bondsmen, real estate agents, car dealers,…
80,000 South Australian Govt Workers Hit by Ransomware Attack
December 10, 2021
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Up to 80,000 South Australian (SA) government workers, including potentially the Premier, may have had their personal details stolen after a major ransomware cyber attack aimed at the government’s payroll system. South Australian Treasurer Rob Lucas on Friday afternoon confirmed he was informed by Frontier Software on Wednesday evening that it was the victim of…
Data Hacked for 400,000 Planned Parenthood LA Patients
December 2, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles branch of Planned Parenthood was hit by a data breach involving about 400,000 patients, but there is no indication that the information was used “for fraudulent purposes,” the group said. A hacker installed computer malware between Oct. 9 and Oct. 17 and “exfiltrated” files containing patient names and possibly addresses, insurance,…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Identifies Data Breach
Sinclair Broadcast Group said Monday that it’s suffered a data breach and is still working to determine what information the data contained. The company said it started investigating the potential security incident on Saturday and on Sunday it identified certain servers and workstations that were encrypted with ransomware. It also found that certain office and…
Hancock CCTV Footage Raid ‘Entirely Legitimate,’ Says Potential New UK Data Czar
The UK government’s preferred candidate for the top job protecting people’s data has defended the current information commissioner’s investigation into leaked CCTV footage that led to Matt Hancock’s demise as health secretary. Hancock resigned from the Cabinet after footage published by The Sun newspaper showed him kissing aide Gina Coladangelo in his departmental office, in…
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