Riaan Inkampani yokuhlola i-DNA izokhokha u-$400,000 futhi iqinise ezokuphepha zayo ngemva kokuhlasela kuka-2021 lapho izigebengu zagqekeza inethiwekhi yazo futhi zaswayipha idatha yomuntu siqu kubantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili kusukela kusizindalwazi “sefa” leminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye inkampani ekhohlwe ukuthi inalo.
Inkampani ehlola izakhi zofuzo, i-DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) ifinyelele esivumelwaneni nabameli bezifundazwe e-Ohio nasePennsylvania ngeledlule, ngemuva kokudalulwa kwezinombolo zokuphepha kwezenhlalakahle zezakhamuzi ezingu-45,000 zalezi zifunda ezimbili, kwathi isifunda ngasinye sathola u-$200k. . Ekugcineni ukuhlasela kuka-2021 kwadalula idatha yabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-2.1 ababehlolelwe izakhi zofuzo kulo lonke elase-US.
Kuwo iwebhusayithi, inkampani ithi umqondisi welebhu, uDkt Baird, unikeze ukubonisana nochwepheshe be-DNA emacaleni ahlanganisa icala lika-OJ Simpson, icala lobaba ka-Anna Nicole Smith, kanye necala le-Prince estate. I-DDC ihlinzeka ngokuhlolwa kobaba, ukuhlolwa kokuthuthela kwelinye izwe, ukuhlolwa kwe-DNA yezilwane kanye nokuhlolwa kwe-forensic.
Isihlengo sezigebengu, iseva ehoxisiwe, kanye nesizindalwazi esikhohliwe
Imininingwane yekhasimende eyebiwe ngaphambilini yayithengwe yi-DDC enkampanini yaseBrithani ukuze kwandiswe isizinda sebhizinisi layo ngo-2012, kusho amaphepha asenkantolo, engeza ngokuthi “ikakhulukazi, ukwephulwa kwemithetho kwakuhilela imininingwane egciniwe eyayingasetshenziselwa noma yiziphi izinjongo zebhizinisi, kodwa yanikezwa I-DDC njengengxenye yokutholwa kwe-Orchid Cellmark yango-2012.”
I-DDC ithi imininingwane egciniwe ethintekile, equkethe “imininingwane yomuntu siqu ebucayi” idluliselwe ku-DDC ngokungazi. I-Orchid Cellmark ngaphandle kolwazi lwayo futhi yathi “yayingazi” nokuthi lezi zincwadi zolwazi ezigciniwe zefa zazikhona ezinhlelweni zayo ngesikhathi sokwephulwa – ngaphezu kweminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye ngemuva kokutholwa. Iphinde yathi yenze ukuhlolwa kwe-inventory kanye nokuhlolwa kokungena kwezinhlelo; kodwa, “imininingwane egciniwe yefa egcine ulwazi lomuntu siqu olubucayi embhalweni ongenalutho” ayizange ikhonjwe phakathi nalokhu kuhlola ngoba ukuhlaziya kugxile kuphela “kudatha yekhasimende esebenzayo.”
Ngokusho kwe isivumelwano sokukhokha [PDF] ifakwe i-Pennsylvania, inkampani yazishaya indiva izixwayiso ezivela ku-MSP yayo izinyanga ngaphambi kokuthatha isinyathelo. “Kusukela ngoMeyi 28, 2021, umhlinzeki wesevisi ophethwe we-DDC waqala ukuthumela izexwayiso ezizenzakalelayo ezimbalwa esikhathini esiyizinyanga ezimbili kwa-DDC ukuze azise inkampani ukuthi kube nomsebenzi osolisayo ohlobene Nokwephulwa Kwenethiwekhi kunethiwekhi ye-DDC.”
Ngo-Agasti 2021, umhlinzeki wesevisi wazisa i-DDC ukuthi kunezinkomba zohlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha lwe-Cobalt Strike oluphawulwe kunethiwekhi ye-DDC, “okugcine kuholele ekutheni i-DDC iqalise uhlelo lwayo lokuphendula ngesigameko,” ngokusho kwesivumelwano.
Ingosi yezindaba ezisemthethweni Umthetho360ngakolunye uhlangothi, ucaphune umkhulumeli we-DDC ethi ithimba layo langaphakathi le-IT liphendule isexwayiso se-imeyili kaMeyi “ngokukhishwa kwempahla yezobuchwepheshe okungenzeka ibe sengozini.”
Ngokusho kwe-settlement:
I-DDC yabe isikhokhela umhlaseli ukuze kususwe idatha eyebiwe, i- ukuxazulula kwengezwe.
Ummeli Jikelele wase-Ohio uthe uphenyo lwayo luthole ukuthi i-DDC yenza “imikhuba yebhizinisi ekhohlisayo noma engalungile” ngokwenza “ukuhlanekezela okubalulekile” kunqubomgomo yayo yobumfihlo ebhekene namakhasimende. Inqubomgomo izozwakala ijwayelekile Reg abafundi, futhi ifundeka kanje: “Sizibophezele ekuvikeleni ukuphepha kolwazi lwakho. Sisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bezokuphepha obuhlukene nezinqubo ukuze sisize ukuvikela imininingwane yakho ekufinyeleleni okungagunyaziwe, ukusetshenziswa, noma ukudalulwa. Ukufinyelela kulwazi lwakho lomuntu siqu kunqunyelwe futhi thina thatha izinyathelo ezifanele zokuqinisekisa ukuthi imininingwane yakho yomuntu siqu ayitholakali.”
Ngaphansi kwemibandela yesinxephezelo, i-DDC kufanele ithuthukise izinqubo zayo zokuphepha, iqashe umphathi we-cybersecurity kanye nolwazi lomgqomo “olungafezi noma yiziphi izinjongo zebhizinisi” njengama-DB angasebenzi. Ibhizinisi lokuhlola izakhi zofuzo kufanele futhi liqale ukusebenzisa izibuyekezo zesofthiwe ezivamile, lifake amanethiwekhi alo futhi lingeze i-2FA. Futhi inkampani ivumile ukuthi izophenya futhi iphendule kumsebenzi wenethiwekhi osolisayo wesikhathi esizayo “phakathi nezikhathi eziphusile.”
Ummeli Jikelele wase-Ohio uDave Yost kusho ye-settlement: “Ubudedengu akusona isizathu sokuvumela idatha yomthengi ukuthi yebiwe.” Ibamba lika-AG wasePennsylvania u-Michelle Henry wengeze wathi: “Lapho ulwazi lomuntu siqu oluthe xaxa lufinyelelwa yilezi zigebengu, yilapho umuntu ontshontshiwe imininingwane yakhe eba sengozini enkulu.”
Sicele i-DDC ukuthi iphawule. ®
