CBS SF reports: The city of Oakland and the Oakland Police Department websites have been out intermittently since Tuesday night and the hacker group Anonymous is taking responsibility. City spokeswoman Karen Boyd said she began receiving reports that the websites were down Tuesday night. The websites have been down intermittently since then, but Boyd said…
Month: December 2014
FL: Emergency room nurse fired, accused of using patients' credit card info
The Herald-Tribune reports: A registered nurse has been fired and arrested after allegedly using patients’ credit card information to make personal purchases. While investigating separate fraudulent credit card cases, detectives determined the victims’ information had been stolen while receiving treatment at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center‘s emergency room, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office….
Tribeca Medical Center Issues Notice Regarding a Potential Privacy Issue Involving its Patients
The breach involving Dr. Nisar A. Quraishi’s patients has been covered previously on this blog, including the differing numbers reported to the police and HHS. There is now a notice posted on the Tribeca Medical Center’s web site. The doctor does not seem to be offering those affected any free credit monitoring services at his expense:…
Government data security bill faces House opposition
Cory Bennett reports: The Senate-passed update to the decade-old federal information security laws will face opposition, when it moves back to the House this week. House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who drafted a House-passed version of the bill, has come out against the Senate’s measure, approved late Monday night. Read more on The…
No legal protections in case of data theft
Charles Duncan reports: Cayman’s financial institutions face the same threats as any other financial centers around the globe, but local cybersecurity experts say people in Cayman may never find out if their personal information is stolen from a local bank. Banking regulations in Cayman don’t require banks to tell customers if their data has been…
AL: Redstone Credit Union investigating breach at Huntsville location
From the News Courier: Redstone Credit Union is investigating a report of an employee making 66 unauthorized transactions using customer accounts. A press release from the credit union said the accounts were at the Winchester Road branch. The release said the breach was committed by a “now former” employee. All members who were affected have…