Michael Rand reports: Former Twins pitcher Juan Berenguer has joined a growing contingent suing local entities — many of which are law-enforcement agencies — for what they say is a misuse of the state’s drivers license database. In a suit filed this week in U.S. District Court, it is alleged that “personnel from various entities…
Category: Breaches
University of Delaware Student Pleads Guilty to Recording Women in Bathroom
NBC reports: A University of Delaware graduate student accused of secretly filming hundreds of women using restrooms on campus has pleaded guilty in the case. Javier Mendiola-Soto pleaded guilty Tuesday to 49 counts of felony invasion of privacy. His sentencing is March 27. Read more on NBC.
New Jersey Leads Multi-State Settlement Resolving Allegations That Digital Ad Company, PointRoll, Breached Internet Privacy Settings
Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced today that six states, led by New Jersey, have entered into a $750,000 settlement agreement with digital advertising company PointRoll, Inc. that resolves the States’ investigation concerning whether the company violated consumers’ privacy by unlawfully circumventing the privacy settings in Apple Inc.’s Safari Web browsers. PointRoll is a…
New Password stealing virus hits Android devices
Silky Malhotra reports: Cybersecurity sleuths have issues a warning about a new infectious Trojan virus which steals vital information from your Android based smartphone and can even illegally send SMSes to those on the mobile contact list. The malware dubbed ‘AndroidSmssend’ can acquire as many as four aliases to steal passwords. “Android/SmsSend is a premium…