[Dataloss] A Different Sort fo Data Breach

[DAIL, ANDY]

A prime example of social engineering.

February 09, 2007 (Computerworld) <http://www.computerworld.com/>  -- A
Pennsylvania coroner has been charged with giving illegal access to a
county 911 computer system to local newspaper reporters who then
allegedly used his username and password to access a confidential law
enforcement Web site for information for their news stories.

Lancaster County, Pa., coroner G. Gary Kirchner, 73, was charged
<http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=2179>  Monday by the
Pennsylvania attorney general's office in connection with the incidents,
which allegedly occurred between 2004 and 2005.

"Publicizing confidential law enforcement information can compromise
official investigations and jeopardize the safety of witnesses or
citizens who file complaints," Attorney General Tom Corbett said in a
statement. "Dr. Kirchner breached the security of the 911 Web site and
violated the public trust in order to help a small group of reporters
gain an edge over competing media outlets."

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