KPLR reports: A security breach at the Union Station parking lot could cause a lot of headaches this Holiday season. St. Louis Parking Company reveled (sic) Wednesday that security for users of credit and debit cards at the parking lot have had their card information compromised. The company says the breach occurred from October 6th…
Month: December 2014
Target to Make No Harm-No Foul Argument in Breach Suit
Andrew Harris reports: Target Corp. (TGT:US) customers whose credit card data and identifying information was stolen by hackers face the prospect the retailer owes them nothing for their ensuing troubles, and they may have the government to thank for it. The retailer is counting on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last year grounded in the principle…
Audit finds flaws remain in U. Maryland network security, even after data breach
Scott Dance reports: Nearly a year after a massive data breach at the University of Maryland, state auditors say the campus network is still vulnerable to hackers — in part because gaps they identified five years ago remain. While patching those holes would not have prevented the breach, auditors and university officials said Wednesday, some…
OR: Corvallis Clinic laptop with PHI stolen from employee's car
From the web site of Corvallis Clinic: Patient Privacy Disclosure As guardians entrusted with maintaining information securely, we feel it is important to notify our patients of an incident involving a single laptop computer containing limited health information. The laptop was stolen from a Corvallis Clinic employee’s locked car at a work-related conference in Portland…
They Know You Buy Viagra and They Want to Sell You More
Jordan Robertson and Shannon Pettypiece report: Ever since the days of castor oil laxatives and mercury syphilis tablets, pharmacists and patients have had a tacit understanding: whatever you buy, the information is confidential. No longer. Drugmakers and Internet companies are quietly joining forces to link U.S. pharmacy records with online accounts to target ads to…
Update: Baptist Primary Care employee stole 1,449 patients' info
The Baptist Primary Care breach, reported previously on this site, reportedly affected 1,449 patients, as per the covered entity’s notification to HHS.