Where did they get the patient info? Charges have been unsealed against husband and wife owners of an Orlando health care clinic for their roles in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $3 million in allegedly fraudulent claims to Medicare. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida…
Month: December 2014
Banks: Credit Card Breach at Bebe Stores (updated)
Brian Krebs reports that it appears that customer payment card data from BeBe‘s has been hacked. Update: BeBe has now confirmed the breach. As Reuters reports: The exposed data may have included cardholder names, account numbers, expiration dates and verification codes, the apparel retailer said on Friday. The company said the affected transactions were made…
Doctor Who Stole Personal Information of Nearly 100,000 NRAD Associates Patients Arrested
There’s an update to the NRAD Associates breach (see also updates here). From the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office today: Nassau County, NY – December 4, 2014 – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrest of a Great Neck doctor responsible for stealing the protected personal and health information of tens…
Alleged Heartbleed hacker faces more charges in Canada Revenue Agency case
The Toronto Star reports that more charges have been laid against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes who had been charged with using Heartbleed to extract data from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Until now, he had (only) been charged with with one count of unauthorized use of a computer and one count of mischief in relation to data. An expanded RCMP investigation produced…
Target Had Duty to Protect Data: Judge
Missy Baxter reports: In a much-anticipated court ruling, a Minnesota federal judge said Tuesday that Target Corp. had a duty to protect debit and credit card information from cyberthieves. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson rejected Target’s attempt to dismiss claims filed by a group of financial institutions seeking damages related to the retailer’s data breach in late…
NZ: Baby post a breach of privacy
Waikato Times reports: A Waikato midwife believed to have been involved in delivering a 7kg baby touted as a New Zealand record has gone to ground following what appears to be a potential breach of privacy. Born by caesarean last Sunday, the Hamilton infant was said to weigh a whopping 6.85kg (15lb 1oz), double the…