Noble House & Resorts wasn’t the only hospitality sector issuing a breach disclosure in the past 24 hours. Hutton Hotel also broke news of a payment card breach to its customers, but whereas Noble House’s breach began in April 2016, Hutton’s appears to have begun in 2012. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hutton Hotel values the relationship…
Month: September 2016
Noble House Hotels & Resorts updates breach disclosure as more properties identified as affected
Noble House & Resorts seems to have updated its disclosure concerning the payment card breach reported recently to include more properties and restaurants than they had known about at the time of their first public statement. At that time, the only property that they had confirmed as compromised was Ocean Key Resort & Spa. KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/…
Milwaukee VA Medical Center announces breach of veterans’ information
Network security breach with Milwaukee VA affiliate September 1, 2016 On August 22, 2016, Medical College of Wisconsin notified Milwaukee VA Medical Center of an incident compromising an MCW employee’s email address and, subsequently, private and protected health information of 21 veterans. On Aug. 29, 2016, Milwaukee VA notified 19 of the 21 veterans of…
Summer Round-Up: Four States Bolster Data Breach Notification Laws and More Changes on the Way
Michael B. Katz and Cynthia J. Larose of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. write: … According to a recent summary published by the National Conference of State Legislatures, more than 25 states in 2016 have introduced or are currently considering security breach notification bills or resolutions. While much legislation remains pending in statehouses across the…
Clinton email investigation: FBI notes reveal laptop and thumb drive are missing
David Smith reports: A Clinton Foundation laptop and a thumb drive used to archive Hillary Clinton’s emails from her time as secretary of state are missing, according to FBI notes released on Friday. Read more on The Guardian.
PoS Vendor Lightspeed Suffers Data Breach
Eduard Kovacs reports: Hackers breached the systems of Canada-based point-of-sale (PoS) software provider Lightspeed and managed to gain access to customer information. Australian security expert Troy Hunt published a copy of the notification email sent by the company to customers. Lightspeed’s security services recently detected unauthorized access to systems storing information related to its Retail offering. According…