Ingrid Lunden reports: When it comes to data breaches, retailers are one of the biggest targets these days, and today we have some detail on the costs around one of the more high-profile attacks. Target today said that it has booked $162 million in expenses across 2013 and 2014 related to its data breach, in which hackers…
Month: February 2015
Hospital Corporation of America sued over Aventura Hospital breach
Monica Pais reports: The operators of Aventura Hospital in Miami failed to safeguard patient records, leaving them vulnerable to identity theft and exposure of their personal health information, a class claims in court. In a complaint filed in Miami Federal Court, named plaintiff Kellie Lynn Case says she is one of thousands of current and…
Utah bill to require warrant to access state prescription database advances
Lee Davidson reports: The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that is designed to stop police from snooping without a warrant into a state database that records Utahns’ prescription medicines. The Senate sent SB119 to the House on a 27-0 vote. Its sponsor, Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, said in earlier debate that police now search…
Journal Times editorial: Paying ransom to computer hackers not the way to go
In response to a recent news story out of Midlothian (noted here), an editorial in The Journal Times reminds law enforcement that they should take their own advice and not pay ransom to hackers who lock up police files. As the editors note, the Midlothian incident is not the first time law enforcement has paid ransom: Last…
National Center for Charitable Statistics Discovers Unauthorized Access to Form 990 and e-Postcard Filing Systems for Nonprofit Organizations
The Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) recently discovered that an unauthorized party or parties gained access to the Form 990 Online and e-Postcard filing systems for nonprofit organizations. The intruder or intruders retrieved email addresses, usernames, passwords, first and last names, IP addresses, phone numbers, and addresses and names of nonprofits. This…
NZ: Kiwibank cancels eftpos cards over security breach scare
ONE News reports: Kiwibank is contacting “at risk” customers after a machine was compromised. ONE News understands Kiwibank is cancelling eftpos cards and ringing customers advising them to pick up a new one in store. Read more on ONE News.