In the past 24 hours, two of TheDarkOverlord’s targets have publicly acknowledged breaches previously reported by this site. Yesterday, it was the Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Georgia who issued a public statement (previous coverage). Today, it’s a group of clinics in Farmington, Missouri (previous coverage). Daily Journal Online reports: The medical group which includes Midwest…
Month: July 2016
3D print biz Shapeways hacked, home and email addresses swiped
Iain Thomson reports: Custom 3D model printing biz Shapeways has been hacked, who gained access to customers’ shipping and email addresses, usernames and hashed passwords. New York-based Shapeways takes 3D designs and prints them for those unwilling or unable to invest in a 3D printer of their own. Its customers received an email today from…
N.J. town’s website has been hacked 8 times this month
Sometimes, I’d really love to know why. Caitlin Mota reports: Apparently, someone really doesn’t like Harrison. Since the West Hudson town’s website was initially hacked on July 7, Harrison’s website has been infiltrated seven more times in the past two weeks, officials said. “These are highly intelligent criminals who seek to cause havoc and destruction in the…
Kimpton Hotels Probes Card Breach Claims
One of these days, Brian Krebs may be wrong when he reports that a chain has had a breach. Today is probably not that day, however: Kimpton Hotels, a boutique hotel brand that includes 62 properties across the United States, said today it is investigating reports of a credit card breach at multiple locations. On…
Postal employee charged with theft of thousands of credit cards
And then sometimes, it’s still just low-tech old-fashioned theft: A former U.S. Postal Service employee appeared in federal court earlier this month after agreeing to plead guilty to stealing and selling thousands of credit cards from the mail, the Justice Department said. The 48-year-old California man, who had worked for USPS for more than 20…
TX: StarCare Specialty Health System notifies patients after burglar snatches laptop, paper files
From the notice on their web site: StarCare Specialty Health System is in the process of notifying individuals regarding an unauthorized disclosure of protected health information. The breach of confidential information may have affected nearly 2,900 individuals who received Intellectual Developmental Disabilities program services, Behavioral Health program services, and Therapeutic Treatment Community services from StarCare…