Matt Burke and Trevor Andersen report: Hackers breached a computer server at Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurant at Yokosuka Naval Base, stealing credit card information and running up erroneous charges, according to Navy officials. “We’ve received about 17 complaints so far,” base spokeswoman Michelle Stewart said Thursday. She added that officials don’t yet know when…
Month: October 2011
Social Security kept silent about private data breach
Thomas Hargrove writes: The Social Security Administration has failed to inform tens of thousands of Americans that it accidentally released their names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers in an electronic database widely used by U.S. business groups. The federal agency has kept silent about a potentially harmful security breach of the personal data…
Update: Lawsuit against Keystone and Amerihealth remanded to state court
Via Courthouse News, a potential class action lawsuit against Keystone Mercy Health Plan and Amerihealth Mercy Health Plan over a data breach last year has been sent back to state court – over the arguments of the insurers being sued.
AssureCare breach in May also affected Gypsum Management and Supply employees
Newly revealed on HHS’s breach tool: Gypsum Management and Supply, Inc. had 25,330 employees enrolled in their healthcare and dental plan who were affected by the AssureCare hacking incident in May.
Texas Health and Human Services notified 1,696 of laptop stolen from car
And yet again. Hmmm. I seem to have missed this September 9th notice from Texas Health and Human Services: AUSTIN – The state is notifying almost 1,700 people that a stolen laptop may have contained their names, birthdates and some health information. All the affected individuals will be provided with free credit monitoring services although…
The Neurological Institute of Savannah and Center for Spine notifies over 63,000 that drive stolen from an employee's car contained their SSN
Here we go…. again. A notice on the home page of The Neurological Institute of Savannah and Center for Spine in Georgia reads: PUBLIC NOTICE: THEFT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION If you were a patient between January 1, 2006 – July, 2, 2011, we want you to know that a computer hard drive was stolen recently…