Rocio Galeote has more on the case in South Korea that involves the allegedly illegal sale of prescription information to IMS Health Korea and the transfer of that info to IMS Health in the U.S., etc. The breach impacts 43 – 44 million Koreans. I still haven’t seen anyone name the systems developer who’s also charged…
Month: July 2015
Feds: Iranian hacker targeted Vermont aerodynamics firm
Mike Donaghue reports: A university student from Iran hacked into the computer system of a Vermont aerodynamics company to steal millions of dollars worth of software, according to federal authorities. Nima Golestaneh, who will celebrate his 30th birthday Thursday behind bars, has pleaded not guilty to a six-count indictment. Read more on USA Today.
UK: Community Transport (Brighton,Hove & Area) Ltd signs undertaking after ICO investigation reveals data protection deficiencies
The Information Commissioner (ICO) was informed on February 12, 2015 that a removable hard drive containing personal data had been taken home by a member of staff and that the employee had subsequently failed to return it. The removable hard drive contained a back-up of Community Transport Ltd’s customer database, which contained 4,138 individual records….
PA: Abington postal clerk jailed for stealing customers’ credit card info
Margaret Gibbons reports: A Philadelphia man who used his former employment at the U.S. Post Office in Abington for a credit card fraud operation is going to jail. Rashaad Calif Schell, 25, of the 5500 block of North Third Street, was sentenced Wednesday to eight to 23 months and an additional six-year probation sentence after…
Ca: Toronto man arrested following identity theft investigation
CityNews reports: After a two-month investigation, Halton police have charged a 48-year-old Toronto man with making identity information available for a fraudulent purpose. Moussa Kante, a former employee of GM Financial, was allegedly providing customers’ identity information to counterfeiters. Read more on CityNews.
UK: Confusion over patient data on lost hospital stick
It seemed like a straightforward breach disclosure, but apparently there’s still some confusion swirling around what happened with an East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust USB stick that was found by a member of the public. The Eastbourne Herald reports: The husband of a woman whose confidential patient details were found on a memory stick which…