Zoe Todd reports: A northern Alberta municipality is in emergency mode after a suspected computer hack. The Municipal District of the Opportunity No. 17 is concerned all its files were accessed, including personal and financial information, according to a public notice released by the municipality. Administrative staff say they first became aware of “suspicious activity” in July. Last Friday, the activity…
Month: August 2016
Opera server breach incident
Tarquin Wilton-Jones writes on Opera’s blog: Earlier this week, we detected signs of an attack where access was gained to the Opera sync system. This attack was quickly blocked. Our investigations are ongoing, but we believe some data, including some of our sync users’ passwords and account information, such as login names, may have been…
Prosthetic & Orthotic Care patient info remains publicly exposed
First, a quick update on the Athens Orthopedic Clinic breach: It took two requests, but I’m pleased to report that Pastebin removed three pastes with over 1,350 patients’ information. Those pastes were separate from an earlier paste with an additional 500 patients’ information. News outlets that continue to report that 500 patients’ information was exposed and put up for sale are, to…
Director at Citizens in Ohio Resigns Over Email Server Dispute
Joseph Kellard reports: A director at Citizens Independent Bancorp in Logan, Ohio, resigned after members of management chastised him for an email security breach. The $181 million-asset company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Michael Shawd resigned Aug. 18 as one of nine directors of the company and Citizens Bank of…
IL: They agreed to serve, now their personal information has been leaked
Carolyn P. Smith reports: Three Washington Park residents who will be new election judges in Precinct 3 on Nov. 8 are upset that someone leaked their private information, including cell phone and Social Security numbers, out into the public and that it could fall into the wrong hands. The St. Clair County Clerk’s office sent…
When is a PHI breach reported to HHS not a breach of PHI?
Back in March, this site reported on an incident disclosed by the Eye Institute of Corpus Christi. The incident involved individuals copying the patient database and providing it to doctors formerly associated with the entity. The doctors then allegedly used the information to recruit patients to their practice. It was not clear from the notification…