I don’t remember seeing this one before. Michael Wyner reports that Wayland, Massachusetts had a near-miss on having $4 million in town funds stolen by cybercriminals: Wayland Police began investigating the security breach on Jan. 30, and found that malware on one of the town’s computers was used to gain bank account information and codes. In…
Month: May 2015
Telstra threatens legal action over Pacnet acquisition
David Ramli reports that Telstra is considering its options in the wake of learning that it was kept in the dark about a Pacnet breach until after it closed the deal to acquire it: Telstra is considering legal action against the three investment management companies that sold it Pacnet for $US697 million ($882 million) because they failed…
Medical Management LLC’s insider breach impacts patients of 40 providers (Update2)
Update: NorthJersey.com reports that the “Medical Management LLC” involved in this breach is based in North Carolina. One rogue employee at Medical Management LLC is resulting in 40 of the billing company’s clients having to notify patients. Medical Management is handling the notifications (template), but even so, this is not the way hospitals want to be in…
Large online dating site AdultFriendFinder confirms data breach (UPDATED)
Mike Snider reports: One of the largest online dating sites, the 64 million-member AdultFriendFinder.com, has contacted law enforcement and high-profile security firm FireEye to investigate a data breach. Information including sexual preference, marital status and other personal data (dates of birth, email addresses and addresses) for as many as 4 million members may have been…
Leaving personal info behind during a move, Thursday edition
Records with personal and/or patient information continue to make news when they are left behind during moves. Just this week, we learned that Boyd Hospital left records behind during a move – records that may have legally become the property of an individual who bought the building from the county. While Boyd Hospital seemingly knew…
State email system victim of apparent hack, Alabama House speaker says (UPDATED)
Erin Edgemon has this report on a developing story: The state email system has apparently been hacked, Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard said today. On the House floor, Hubbard told lawmakers not to open any email attachments for the time being. It’s unclear at this point the extent of the supposed hack. Read more on AL.com….