I had described it as what might be the worst – or one of the worst – breaches of 2011. An unnamed employee of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) had allegedly accessed information on over 60 people and passed the information along to an unidentified man. At least 13 students associated with the college…
Month: April 2013
Glens Falls Hospital and business associate sued over patient records exposure breach
Scott Waldman reports that Glens Falls Hospital has been sued over the patient record exposure breach caused by its business associate, Portal Healthcare Solutions. I had previously discussed this breach, here. The lawsuit was filed as a potential class action lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Saratoga County yesterday on behalf of Dara Halliday and…
Data Breach Lawsuits – Revisiting the Risks
Al Saikali writes: Until recently, individuals whose information was compromised as a result of a company suffering a data breach faced an uphill battle when suing the company in a class action lawsuit. Far more often than not, Courts dismissed the lawsuits or entered summary judgment in favor of defendants on grounds that the plaintiffs…
1.5GB Documents leaked from Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and IT
Anonymous hacktivist have announced a large leak of documents from the Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and IT (https://mincom.gov.az). The announcement of the data was first made on the 11th april with a teaser released and now they have released the complete documents which are being hosted on par-anoia along with the following message which gives a little insight into the…
#Anonymous set sights on F1 second year in a row for #OpBahrain
Updated: Official video of the press release from anonymous added.Anonymous hacktivist have today announced an operation aimed at the Formula 1 race in Bahrain this year after last years attacks. Its the second year in a row they have had an operation against the F1 race there and if its anything like last year we are expected to see some…
Seven sentenced for skimming 175 Chicago-area restaurant customers’ credit and debit cards
Sven defendants who illegally obtained personal banking information from patrons visiting Chicago area restaurants and attractions, including Wrigley Field and the Magnificent Mile’s RL Restaurant were sentenced today. Defendants Joseph Woods, Britain E. Woods, Alex Houston, Jenette Farrar, Essence S. Houston, Kenyetta Davis and William Washington pled guilty and were sentenced for “skimming” personal banking…