Stephen Cobb writes: As 2015 slides into the cybersecurity history books as “the year of the healthcare breach” I decided to examine one aspect of medical data privacy that is sometimes overlooked: the impact of breaches on patient-doctor information exchange. Specifically, I’m concerned that high profile healthcare-related IT security breaches may lead more people to…
Month: February 2016
LA: Two Cypress Bayou Casino administrators accused of computer fraud, stealing from business
The Advocate reports: State troopers arrested the general manager and chief financial officer of Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton Wednesday on allegations both played a role in stealing $5,700 from the business by manipulating its personnel database. Anthony Patrone, the casino’s general manager, and Monte Spivey, its chief financial officer, each face counts of felony…
Department of Homeland Security Issues Procedures Regarding Sharing Cybersecurity Information
On February 16, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), in collaboration with other federal agencies, released a series of documents outlining procedures for both federal and non-federal entities to share and disseminate cybersecurity information. These documents were released as directed by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (the “Act”), signed into law on December 18, 2015. The…
Stolen Shire laptop contained patients’ personal and medical info
Pharmaceutical company Shire is notifying an unspecified number of individuals that their personal and medical information was on a laptop stolen from an employee’s car in Washington D.C. The laptop, which was issued by Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. was stolen on December 30th and its theft was reported to the police immediately. Investigation into…
Twitter: Fixing a recent password recovery issue
Oops. It looks like my beloved Twitter had a security issue. From a blog post yesterday: We recently learned about — and immediately fixed — a bug that affected our password recovery systems for about 24 hours last week. The bug had the potential to expose the email address and phone number associated with a…
IN: 40 people notified after tax documents found in dumpster
Following up on the station’s earlier report, Paris Lewbel reports: Nearly 40 people have been notified by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office after their tax documents were found in a dumpster. Many of the people were not Indiana residents. […] The Indiana Attorney General also sent a letter to the nearby tax preparer to find…