John Rees reports that Virgin Media may be running afoul of the Data Protection Act: Virgin Media has been allocating previously used email addresses to new customers, leading to potential breaches of privacy. If a new customer using a recycled address attempts to register with a website that happens to have been used by the…
Category: Breaches
Charges dropped against Stratford officers accused of leaking documents in Miron saga
Wow. I didn’t know this breach case was still going on. Brittany Lyte reports: Charges against two police officers accused of leaking confidential information about the job application of ex-Mayor James R. Miron’s brother have been dropped. A former police officer had charges against him reduced, bringing to an end an episode that had polarized town government….
FL: St. Lucie deputy suspended after accessing information about wife’s boyfriend
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…
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…