Andy Greenberg writes: WikiLeaks and its inner circle of supporters may not have been the only targets of a group of security firms that offered to take on the secret-spilling site on behalf of Bank of America. In an email conversation, the head of one of those firms also suggested going after the thousands of…
Category: Breaches
Conn. AG investigating Facebook hacking
The Associated Press reports: Attorney General George Jepsen wants Facebook to say how it detects and disables fake accounts after a Connecticut lawmaker complained that her identity was misused in a scam to solicit money from her friends. Jepsen said Monday that Rep. Kim Rose alleged that Facebook did not respond quickly to take down…
Kansas bill would increase penalties for ID theft
Dion Lefler reports: Legislation to increase the penalties for identity theft wasn’t Rep. Les Osterman’s bill, but it just as well might have been. Osterman personalized the legislation’s intent Friday before the House passed it. He related his own experience when someone stole his credit card numbers and he had to spend $10,000 of his…
Colby professor resigns amid secret-camera flap
Scott Monroe reports from Maine: A tenured economics professor at Colby College was forced to resign late last month after allegations surfaced that he set up a hidden surveillance camera to take photos of female students in a bathroom while chaperoning an international student trip, according to court documents. Philip H. Brown, an associate professor…