Despite a recent ruling making it harder for plaintiffs to get statutory damages under the California Medical Information Act, lawyers still seem to be eager to file class action lawsuits against California hospitals. Given California’s stricter breach notification requirements, I can almost see why. See this press release recruiting potential plaintiffs or class members as an…
Month: January 2014
Western Asian callers hack Bangalore IT firm phone lines, possible terror link considered
Naveen Ammembala has a report on DNA of a hack that may or may not have terrorism connections: Unidentified callers from a West Asian country managed to hack the firewall of an international video conferencing equipment of an IT company in the city, and make calls to Afghanistan. Police say that the hacking by the…
House Plans Vote On Security Requirements For Health Insurance Exchange
Kaiser Health News has a roundup of media coverage on the GOP’s intention to propose legislation requiring more security controls for HealthCare.gov. If you’re a supporter of Obamacare, you’ll likely see this as a move to undercut it. But even if you’re a supporter of Obamacare, is there any merit to the proposal? This may…
Travel insurer Staysure warns 93,389 customers after card data hacked
Bob Howard reports: The travel insurer Staysure has warned customers that some of their sensitive bank card details may have been stolen after its IT security was breached. Some 93,000 people who bought policies prior to May 2012 may be at risk, it said. Staysure said it believed hackers may have stolen the three digit…
NC DHHS: Almost 49,000 Medicaid cards with children's personal information mailed incorrectly (update 1)
Michael Biesecker of AP reports: North Carolina health officials said Friday that they had inadvertently disclosed the personal information of tens of thousands of children receiving Medicaid coverage, but were tight-lipped about precisely what caused the massive privacy breach. The state Department of Health and Human Services issued a written release saying that new Medicaid…
World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League Hacked, 175,333 Accounts Leaked by @smitt3nz
Tonight a hacker using the handle @smitt3nz has announced another leak which this time is from the World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League Website (https://www.wptapl.com/). The leak has been announced from twitter and posted to derp.co.uk> #leaked: https://t.co/ByWqljNFqh – 175,333 #plaintext #passwords – https://t.co/mQbBAykFpX #hacked @Cyber_War_News #WPTAPL — rubber (@smitt3nz) January 3, 2014 The surprising part about…