KTIV reports: A Woodbury County department found a possible breach in personal privacy involving its invoices. The county board held a meeting Thursday to discuss whether there was an actual violation. The Woodbury County supervisors spoke today about a possible breach of information that was brought up by the social services department. The department says…
Month: December 2014
Sony's Employees' Medical Records Revealed by Hackers
Shannon Pettypiece reports: Documents stolen from Sony Corp. (6758)by hackers include detailed and identifiable health information on more than three dozen employees, their children or spouses — a sign of how much information employers have on their workers and how easily it can become public. One memo by a human resources executive, addressed to the company’s…
MO: State retirement system suffers security breach
Rachael Herndon reports: Gary Findlay, executive director of Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS), notified state employees today — including state senators, representatives and Capitol staff — of unauthorized access to MOSERS member records. “On December 5, 2014, we confirmed four successful attempts beginning last month to fraudulently complete an online form for active members of…
Ex-HSBC Employee Falciani Said Indicted on Swiss Bank Data Theft
Hugo Miller reports: A former computer technician for HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) “celebrated as a hero abroad” was indicted in Switzerland on charges of industrial espionage and violating the country’s bank secrecy laws, prosecutors said. The Swiss Attorney General’s office, without identifying the suspect as is its custom, said in a statement today that the country was prepared…
Federal data security bill heads to Obama’s desk
Cory Bennett reports: The first cyber-specific bill of the lame-duck session will head to President Obama’s desk after the House on Wednesday night approved an update to federal information security laws. The Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), which passed the Senate unanimously Monday night, made it through the House without opposition. Read more on The Hill.
Ca: No more snooping into health records
Melanie Jacob reports: A person’s health record is a very private thing, and yet it’s not always difficult to access someone else’s. Thanks to new amendments to The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA), people’s health privacy has been strengthened. The amendments include offences for “snooping,” willful disclosure of personal information, and not properly securing health…