Cassandra Vinograd reports: The U.S. military said Thursday that a hacking attack may have stolen the personal data of more than 16,000 South Koreans employed by American forces. U.S. Forces Korea said in a statement that learned on May 28 that two databases storing personal information had been compromised. “No military or defense-related classified information…
Month: June 2014
New resource to help merchants understand PCI-DSS compliance
Back in 2010, while blogging about a POS breach at a small merchant, I noted that small merchants and Mom and Pop outfits weren’t getting enough information and support to be PCI-DSS compliant. One of my main resources for breaches in the hospitality sector has been Charles Hoff, JD, MBA. Charles has extensive experience representing…
Penn State U. – Hershey Patient Info Security Breach
Penn State Hershey Medical Center is notifying 1,801 patients that their health information could potentially be accessed by people not involved in their care. The medical center says the information is related to a type of test ordered by its women’s health or family medicine doctors and other medical offices in the community that use Penn…
UK: Basingstoke council apology over benefits data breach
A council leaked personal details of housing benefit claimants, including their dates of birth and national insurance details, in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Basingstoke and Deane sent letters of apology to 1,900 people, warning them their details had been disclosed. Read more on BBC.
UK: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals breach patient data
The personal details of 1,000 patients have been accidentally released by a hospital trust to two research companies, it has been revealed. The data breach by Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals included patient NHS numbers and ethnicity details. The information has been revealed by a BBC Radio Berkshire Freedom of Information request to the trust….
Cincinnati Hospital Allegedly Posts A Woman’s Syphilis Diagnosis And Personal Info On Facebook
Susan Scutti reports: Bullying on social media has apparently reached a new low. A Cincinnati mother is suing University of Cincinnati Medical Center and two employees after staff members allegedly posted her medical records, including her personal information and a diagnosis of syphilis, on a Facebook page, WLWT reported. Her lawyer, Attorney Mike Allen, has…