Another day, another successful phish compromising employee data. Add Endologix to any list you’re compiling. You’ve probably already added Seagate, right? DataXu may also have been a victim of this type of attack; it’s not totally clear from their notification. And did I remember to tell you about Information Innovators? Or that York Hospital might have been…
Month: March 2016
Former Healthcare Employee Indicted for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme and Unauthorized Disclosure of Patient Information
Another one of those all-too-infrequent criminal cases for violations of HIPAA, tacked on to the usual charges…. A Montgomery, Alabama resident self-surrendered earlier today after she was indicted March 3 on one count of multi-object conspiracy to commit identity theft and wire fraud, two counts of possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices, two counts…
Another intriguing development concerning Tiversa, Inc.
No, this site isn’t turning into a gossip rag. At least, I hope it’s not, but…. As I reported last week, Tiversa appeared to have been raided on March 3. Tiversa gave me a “no comment” when I asked them to confirm or deny that, and I’ve still gotten no response from Robert Boback, which in and of itself…
EXCLUSIVE: One month later, some south Florida confidential records databases still not secured (UPDATED)
Almost one month after confidential records of thousands of south Florida law enforcement officials and judges was hacked and dumped online, some of the hacked databases are still not secured, the individual who claims to have hacked them tells DataBreaches.net. Updated March 14: Dougan informs DataBreaches.net that the FBI just raided his house. More on this…
Hacker picks 1-800-FLOWERS’ customers credit card info
Doug Olenick reports: In a post-Valentine’s Day attack the e-commerce site of 1-800-FLOWERS was accessed by an unauthorized person for more than a day during which time about 7,000 customers placing orders on the site may have had their personal and payment information compromised. The online flower retailer said in a letter to the California Department of…
Hackers Claim Breach Of Ku Klux Klan’s Security Company, Staminus (update2)
Thomas Fox-Brewster reports: A website run by the Ku Klux Klan has been downed as part of what appears to be a significant breach of its host and security provider Staminus. The company, which promises to protect users from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, was exposed by a crew going by the name of FTA,…