Uh oh. SLC Security reports: While we can’t name any particular names at this time we have started seeing indicators of another related attack originating out of China aimed at US Healthcare entities. This time another well known affiliate of a previously breached healthcare entity appears to be attacking other Healthcare entities in California and…
Month: March 2015
Swedish city seeks half a million kroner in damages after teenager hacks system
IT Governance reports: In 2013, Erik Sundqvist, then 16, hacked into Umeå Municipality’s IT system and gained access to a database containing more than 600 passwords. He was found guilty, but escaped a jail sentence because of his age – instead, he was sentenced to 35 hours’ community service. Now the municipality is seeking half…
MD: IT specialist who hacked state databases sentenced
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on PHIprivacy.net. AP reports: A Frederick man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for stealing personal information of more than 11,000 intellectually and developmentally disabled people. Alexander Afonso, an information technology specialist, pleaded guilty to using another employee’s computer credentials to obtain the victims’ Social Security numbers and medical…
Russian hacker claims responsibility for taking down Maine, N.H. websites
Steve Mistler reports: A purported Russian hacker is claiming responsibility for an attack that disabled Maine.gov, the central portal to the websites for Maine state offices. The hacker, dubbed Vikingdom2015, boasted of the attack via Twitter. In addition to Maine state websites, the group also claimed responsibility for disabling New Hampshire state websites as well….
Too small to hack? No such thing.
Dave Forster reports: Rob Hegedus likens website and other malicious data hacks to cockroaches. “If you see one, there’s 20 you’re not seeing,” said Hegedus, the CEO of Suffolk-based cybersecurity firm Sera-Brynn. […] …. any website, no matter its size or affiliation, can wind up in the crosshairs of an attack. “The mentality of, ‘Well,…
TransUnion Complicates ID Theft, Class Says
Lorraine Bailey reports: Credit-reporting giant TransUnion charges $10 before it places security freezes on the files of people dealing with identity theft, a class claims in Federal Court. Jon Niermann, the lead plaintiff in the March 18 action, says he learned about TransUnion’s “illegal” policy after he became a victim of identity theft. Read more…