Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth Festa report: A watchdog at the Social Security Administration testified today that there are about 1,000 cases each month in which a living individual is mistakenly included in the agency’s Death Master File. The comments were made by Patrick P. O’Carroll, Jr., SSA Inspector General, at a House hearing on…
Category: Breaches
Neo-Nazi member calls hacking ‘an invasion of privacy’
I’ve covered the politically motivated hacks of neo-Nazi sites over on DataBreaches.net, but here’s a follow-up from CBC News: Some Canadians whose associations with white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups were recently revealed, are defending their involvement with the organizations, while others deny having anything to do with the groups anymore. CBC News reported Wednesday that the…
California family settles lawsuit over leaked crash images
Dan Whitcomb of Reuters reports a settlement in a precedent-setting case I’ve been covering for the past several years: The family of a teen whose mangled corpse was shown in horrific car-crash photos that went viral online has settled a lawsuit against the California Highway Patrol for $2.37 million, ending a 5-year legal battle that…
‘Counterclank’ Trojan Found in 13 Android Apps
Matt Liebowitz reports: A batch of corrupt Android apps once again has been found lurking in the official App Market, and up to 5 million customers have already had their data stolen right under their noses by the Trojan-hosting apps. Security software maker Symantec identified 13 apps containing “Android.Counterclank,” a Trojan that can silently steal…