Molly Young reports that a hack of the state’s Employment Department WorkSource Oregon Management Information System may impact 1.3 million Oregonians: The embattled Oregon Employment Department found itself back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons Friday, after news surfaced of a security breach that may have affected as many as 1.3 million Oregonians. The breach, on…
Month: October 2014
Colorado health officials announce privacy breach
AP reports: Colorado health officials say they accidentally violated the medical privacy of about 15,000 people in a recent postcard mailing. The postcards were mailed as part of a survey sent to people receiving behavioral health services through Medicaid or the Department of Human Services’ Office of Behavioral Health. The breach was announced Friday. Read…
Kmart discovers it was breached in September; discloses breach in SEC filing (UPDATED)
Danny Yadron of the Wall Street Journal just tweeted that Kmart has disclosed a data breach in its SEC filing. Indeed, they have: On October 9, Kmart’s Information Technology team detected Kmart’s payment data systems had been breached and immediately launched a full investigation working with a leading IT security firm. The investigation to date indicates…
Travelers Says Liability Policy Doesn’t Cover P.F. Chang’s Data Breach
Here we go again. Matthew Sturdevant reports: The Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut is asking a federal court to rule that it is not responsible for legal expenses and losses stemming from a data breach at P.F. Chang’s Chinese Bistro. On Oct. 2, the insurer filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, seeking…
Hackers cut deal to work for Cambodian gov’t
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea reported this on October 1: Two members of “hacktivist” group Anonymous Cambodia convicted of computer hacking yesterday will be spared further jail time. Instead, they have been ordered to put their “excellent” IT skills to use combating cybercrime in the Ministry of Interior. Bun King Mongkolpanha, 21, alias “Black Cyber”, and Chou…
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities notifies almost 3,400 of breach
The following notice was posted by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities on their web site yesterday. Spoiler alert: they do not say whether any policies requiring encryption or security of mobile devices were violated by the employee who left the laptop in an unattended vehicle. Nor are they offering any free credit…