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Month: December 2014

Ex-Wake employee charged with accessing boss’ emails

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Dissent

WRAL reports: The [North Carolina] State Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested a former Wake County employee accused of accessing hundreds of emails of his one-time boss, Register of Deeds Laura Riddick.Nelish Kumar R. Tailor, 39, of Apex, was charged with 13 counts of accessing government computers. Read more on WRAL.

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NY: WellCare informs Medicare subscribers of data breach

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Dissent

Patti Singer reports: Some personal information of a few dozen Monroe County residents who are Medicare subscribers with WellCare Health Plans recently was mishandled by a subcontractor for the insurer. In late November, WellCare sent letters to 47 people affected in Monroe County, telling them the breach did not include Social Security numbers or any…

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Bank account takeovers could be thwarted by blocking Tor – Treasury report

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: A new report from the U.S. Treasury Department found that a majority of bank account takeovers by cyberthieves over the past decade might have been thwarted had affected institutions known to look for and block transactions coming through Tor, a global communications network that helps users maintain anonymity by obfuscating their true location online. Read…

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Hackers mass-email Sony employees with demand

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Dissent

Hackers claiming to be the GOP [“Guardians of Peace”] that hacked Sony on November 24 have reportedly sent a mass email to Sony employees. The email, which has been reproduced on a number of sites, including The Verge, reportedly reads: I am the head of GOP who made you worry. Removing Sony Pictures on earth…

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NY: Suits continue following Samaritan Hospital breach

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Dissent

Bob Gardinier reports an update to a breach of Samaritan Hospital patient records that began in 2008, was first discovered in November 2011, and was not disclosed until March 2013. Lawsuits by those whose information was improperly viewed using a connection from the county jail nurse’s office to the hospital filed suit in September 2013. Rensselaer County has…

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VT: Holiday Motel in St. Johnsbury notifies customers of data security breach dating back to last year

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Dissent

On September 22, 2014, the Holiday Motel learned of potential unauthorized access to its computer systems. Upon discovering this issue, the Holiday Motel immediately launched an investigation into this matter and took steps to prevent any further unauthorized access. To assist with this investigation, independent computer forensic experts have been retained to review the Holiday…

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