Andrew Dunn reports: The credit card information of nearly 10,000 people may have been accessed in a data breach at a Charlotte medical practice. Presbyterian Anesthesia Associates has disclosed that a hacker broke through a security flaw of the practice’s website to gain access to a database of personal information, including names, contact information, dates…
Month: May 2013
Fed, Treasury Looking Into Bloomberg Data Security
William Launder reports: Bloomberg LP’s disclosure that it had restricted newsroom access to certain customer data prompted an inquiry from the Federal Reserve, the Fed said, as well as the Treasury, according to a person familiar with the situation. “We are looking into this situation and have been in touch with Bloomberg to learn more,”…
City of Mobile Police Hacked & Data Leaked by Turkish Ajan
Turkish Ajan hacker group has today announced a leak of data from the City of Mobile Police (https://www.mobilepd.org). The City of mobile police is located in the town of Mobile which claims to be the 3rd largest city in the U.S. State of Alabama and is the official police department for the county and surrounding area. >…
Indian card processor in $45 million heist is ElectraCard Services – Reuter sources
Dinesh Nair and Jessica Dye of Reuters report that one of the card processors whose security was breached in a $45 million global cyber heist was India’s ElectraCard Services. No one has confirmed that officially, however, as the sources spoke on condition of anonymity. You can read the Reuter’s exclusive coverage here.
Privacy Breach on Bloomberg’s Data Terminals
Amy Chozik and Ben Protess report on what the NYT calls a privacy breach, but is also a security breach, in my opinion: A shudder went through Wall Street on Friday after the revelation that Bloomberg News reporters had extracted subscribers’ private information through the company’s ubiquitous data terminals to break news. The company confirmed…
Regional Medical Center in Memphis notifies 1,200 physical therapy patients after e-mail attachment error
The Regional Medical Center in Memphis (The MED) has disclosed a breach. Adam Hammond of WREG reports: The MED is alerting some patients who were treated at their outpatient facility that their personal information may have been accidentally sent out in one of three emails sent out by an employee. That information includes the social…