Former employee charged with accessing bank computer network
An Alva man has been charged with three felonies relating to access to a local BancCentral’s computer network, alvareviewcourier.com reports. Brett Justin Weyrick, 35, Alva, has been charged with computer fraud/unlawful use of computer system, violation of Oklahoma statute via computer, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony in Woods County Court.
400K Homeland Security employees' data compromised
As many as 390,000 current and former Homeland Security Department employees, contractors and job applicants may have had their private data compromised in a newly disclosed computer hack discovered last year, huffingtonpost.com reports.
Japan pension system was hacked
Japan's pension system has been hacked and more than a million cases of personal data leaked, Reuters reports. Japan Pension Service staff computers were improperly accessed by external email virus, leading to some 1.25 million cases of personal data being leaked, the system's president, Toichiro Mizushima, told a hastily called news conference.
Bettys Tea Shop loses 122K customer records
Bettys Tea Shop discovered on 8 May that its database had been breached and customer details copied but it has not revealed exactly when the breach is thought to have occurred, scmagazineuk.com reports. It blames an “industry-wide software weakness” but declined to specify which software was involved.
Yahoo sues ex-employee over book
Yahoo has sued a former employee for allegedly feeding confidential information to a journalist who wrote a book about CEO Marissa Mayer published earlier this year, contracostatimes.com reports.
Florida Department of State exposes voter information
On 17 March 2015, the Florida Secretary of State’s office sent out the copies of the voter list (on compact discs) with all the confidential addresses intact, databreaches.net reports.
Aurora Health Care notifying caregivers of breach
Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care is notifying current and former caregivers after discovering malware on some of their workstations and servers, databreaches.net reports.
Collapse after a data breach
Altegrity Inc., the security firm that vetted National Security Agency, filed for bankruptcy after state-sponsored hackers cost it two government contracts, Bloomberg reports.
Home Depot programmer sentenced for credit card theft
A Round Rock man is going to federal prison for stealing credit card information from customers at Home Depot, kxan.com reports. Prosecutors say Daniel Marquardt worked in the IT department for The Home Depot in Austin.
British Afghanistan troops' medical records lost
The medical records of hundreds of British soldiers are feared to have been lost in Afghanistan, it can be revealed, The Telegraph reports.
