Joshua Fechter reports: A hacker named “Bitcoin Baron” has claimed responsibility for cyberattacking the City of San Marcos and San Marcos Police Department websites in retaliation against a police officer who allegedly assaulted a Texas State University student in 2013. The websites were down as of Tuesday morning. Read more on MySA.com
Month: March 2015
NY: Two-Factor Authentication May Be Coming to a Bank Near You
David Smyth of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP writes: When I was at the SEC and online broker-dealers’ customers were the victims of hacking incidents, I used to wonder, why don’t the broker-dealers require multi-factor authentication to gain access to accounts? It was a silly question. I knew the answer. Multi-factor authentication is a pain and…
Hospital Sues Bank of America Over Million-Dollar Cyberheist
Brian Krebs reports: A public hospital in Washington state is suing Bank of America to recoup some of the losses from a $1.03 million cyberheist that the healthcare organization suffered in 2013. In April 2013, organized cyber thieves broke into the payroll accounts of Chelan County Hospital No. 1 , one of several hospitals managed by the Cascade Medical Center in Leavenworth, Wash….
Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of GoPRO Users’ Wireless Passwords
Wang Wei reports: GoPro, the popular wearable high-definition camera manufacturer, has vulnerability (sic) in its official website that exposes usernames and passwords of thousand of its customers’ wireless network. Read more on The Hacker News. The vulnerability was reported by Ilya Chernyakov, who reports that US CERT contacted GoPro about the vulnerability he discovered.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nurse Accused Of Illegally Accessing Patient Records
Esme Murphy reports: A nurse with a history of narcotics theft illegally accessed a state database that contains prescription drug records for 1 million Minnesotans, all under the supervision of government entities that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. A WCCO-TV investigation found that, despite the nurse’s background, he was given access to…
Ca: Privacy Breach as Employees Receive Other People’s T4 Forms
Every year, I expect to see a certain number of breach reports involving tax/wage statements. Here’s another one: VOCM News has learned that there has been a major privacy breach in Central Newfoundland. Employees with Municipal Affairs in Gander got their T4 slips in the mail yesterday. VOCM News has been told that four people…