Null crew have had a quite few weeks after they made headlines for some of the other recent attacks they had done. Today they have released data from an attack on one of France’s largest telecommunication companies, Orange (orange.co.uk). Orange is a French multinationaltelecommunications corporation and represents the flagship brand of the France Telecom group. It is a global provider for mobile phone, landline, Internet, mobile internet, and IP television services,…
Month: October 2012
NL: Groene Hart Ziekenhuis (Green Heart Hospital) leaking medical records
I hate relying on Google Translate, but this article seems to detail a very serious web leak involving a hospital in the Netherlands, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis. It seems the hospital used an outside provider who didn’t adequately secure the data and an ethical hacker was able to access patient records via FTP. Patient records going back to…
200+ Sites attacked by c0delist
Anonymously submitted article: International hacker ‘c0delist’ took down at least 200+ Websites this morning over proposed privacy laws. The alleged hacker ‘c0delist’ has warned Media ‘He will continue to take attacks on these websites". The alleged attacks started from 3:30AM Thursday and Finished 10:30AM Thursday. Following websites such as; sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au regions.qld.gov.au sd.qld.gov.au dtrdi.qld.gov.au science.qld.gov.au createitmakeitliveit.qld.gov smartawards.qld.gov tourism.industry.qld.gov.au workliveplay.qld.gov.au…
California Adds Affirmative Defense to Medical Privacy Law
Michael Epshteyn writes: A new law that amends the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) may provide some relief to HIPAA covered entities and business associates, some of whom have faced class action lawsuits seeking millions in statutory damages under the CMIA for large-scale data breaches. Because the CMIA—unlike HIPAA—creates a private right of…
Editorial: Hospital should turn over records
A situation in New Hampshire has pitted hospitals’ obligations to protect patient privacy against the state’s legitimate interest in investigating a serious public health and criminal issue. SeacoastOnline has an editorial on the case: The state Department of Public Health has done a great deal to help Exeter Hospital, its patients and the community at…
Reports of Another Education Department Data Breach
A new feature for student borrowers on the Education Department’s National Student Loan Data System might have revealed personal data about borrowers, mimicking another data breach a year ago. The system, a clearinghouse for borrowers and institutions to get information about student loans, recently added a way for borrowers to download all of their data…