The other day, in blogging about recent updates to HHS’s breach tool, I noted an entry from Delta Dental of Pennsylvania involving ZDI: Delta Dental of Pennsylvania reported that their business associate, ZDI, suffered a breach involving the loss of paper records for 14,829 patients. The breach occurred on March 20. I was unable to find…
Month: May 2013
Tonight on Fox Business News: "Medical Identify Theft"
Tonight, The Willis Report‘s investigative series on medical privacy continues with host Gerry Willis and panelists Pam Dixon of the World Privacy Forum and Dr. Keith Ablow, psychiatrist and Fox News contributor. Pam and the World Privacy Forum have been pioneers in increasing public awareness of the risks of medical identity theft. Date: Monday, May…
Chinese hackers who breached Google gained access to sensitive data, U.S. officials say
Ellen Nakashima reports: Chinese hackers who breached Google’s servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years’ worth of information about U.S. surveillance targets, according to current and former government officials. The breach appears to have been aimed at unearthing the identities of Chinese intelligence operatives in the United States who may…
California Senate passes amendment to breach law to incorporate access to online accounts
California continues to lead the way in protecting consumers whose data have been breached. By a vote of 37-0-1 last week, the Senate passed S.B. 46, a bill introduced by Senator Ellen Corbett. The bill amends existing law to expand required notification to situations involving access to an online account. The law would still incorporate…
NY: Personal Files From Erie County Social Services Found Discarded
WGRZ reports: The Erie County Comptroller’s office says an audit has found copies of residents confidential personal information left in open areas that are accessible to the public. Some the information in the records includes birth certificates, social security cards, and medical records. The comptroller says the records were found during an ongoing audit of…
CNN International Breached, Accounts Leaked, Fake Articles Claim to be Posted By @Reckz0r – fake leak-
### UPDATE: Ok some recent data has come to light about reckz0r that makes all of his leaks questionable, this article will stay as proof of fake leaks and false claims and doctoring of data done by this "hacker" who is no more then a thief and media whore. All hacks by this hacker will be classed…