Will Greenlee reports: A St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy received a two-day suspension after allegations he “coerced” another deputy to access personal information on a man his wife was dating, according to a recently released internal affairs investigation. Corrections Deputy David Maliglowka got the suspension after the internal probe found he improperly got Deputy Peter…
Category: Breaches
FBI: Man who says he hacked Miley Cyrus arrested
I posted another news story about this incident on DataBreaches.net the other day, but the privacy breach aspects make it appropriate for this blog, too. Travis Loller of Associated Press reports: A man who bragged about hacking into Miley Cyrus’ e-mail account and distributing revealing pictures of her has been arrested on unrelated charges, according…
UK: Ex-KGB agent sues MI5 over ‘privacy breach’
Robert Verkaik reports: A former senior KGB agent is suing MI5 over invasion of his privacy, alleging his family members were victims of a campaign of harassment and unlawful surveillance. Judges are now investigating claims made by Boris Karpichkov that his east London home was broken into and his telephone calls and post unlawfully intercepted….
Michigan Mom in E-mail Snooping Case Fights Back
The case involving a Michigan man who is the first to be charged with a felony under Michigan’s anti-hacking statute continues to make news. Eric Johnson, Chris Bury, and Bret Hovell of ABC report, in part: This is Michigan’s first criminal prosecution for snooping through a spouse’s e-mails. So far, two Michigan judges have refused…