Jon Alexander reports: The medical records of more than 2,300 Glens Falls Hospital patients were stored for more than four months on an unprotected computer server, and the hospital’s investigation into whether the sensitive information was illicitly accessed is ongoing. The hospital announced Thursday that a forensic audit determined that an outside records contractor, Portal…
Month: April 2013
Activision Can’t Push Data Breach Suit Into Arbitration
Law360 reports: A California federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid by Activision Blizzard Inc. to force a putative class action over its data security protection into arbitration, rejecting the video game maker’s interpretation of an invasion of privacy exclusion in its arbitration agreement. Read more on Law360.com (subscription required). The case is Benjamin Bell…
Uriminzokkiri Breach Update, 9001 Accounts leaked and Message Released for #OpNorthKorea
A few days ago i did an article on an small breach that had claimed a larger breach on Korean Propaganda website named uriminzokkiri. Since the attack and leak the announcement has hit mainstream media and now i have come across a part 2 of this data from the anonymous hacktivist who have released another press release and 3 further…
Hana Bank of Korea Hacked, Staff Credentials leaked
Hackers using the handle Digital Boys Underground @DigitalBoysUG who fly the anonymous flag have announced a leak of data from a Korean based bank name Hana Bank of Korea (https://www.hanabank.com/). The leak has been announce on twitter and was first posted to anonpaste and later duplicated onto pastebin and just continues on to add to the growing list of sites…
Japanese web portals hacked, up to 100,000 accounts compromised
Jay Alabaster reports: Two of Japan’s major Internet portals were hacked earlier this week, with one warning that as many as 100,000 user accounts were compromised, including financial details. Goo, a Japanese Internet portal owned by network operator NTT, said it had no choice but to lock 100,000 accounts to prevent illicit logins. The company…
Man Allegedly Receives $350,000 In Medical Services Using Another Person's ID
A man is being accused of racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical services while using another person’s identification. Kenneth A. Marshall, 41, is charged with identity theft, receiving stolen property and obstructing official business. Marshall allegedly gained possession of a stolen license six years ago in Terre Haute, Ind. Officials at the…