The UC San Diego School of Medicine is notifying people whose personal information was accidentally exposed on the Internet: (UCSD SOM) became aware of the exposure on September 7, and took immediate steps to secure it. They do not indicate how they first became aware of it. Nor do they indicate for how long the file…
Month: September 2016
Napa Valley Dentistry notifies patients after theft of server from storage facility
A dental practice that purchased another dentist’s practice in 2012 finds itself having to notify their patients and his former patients after the theft of a server from a storage facility. In a letter to their patients and those of Dr. Justin Quinn, Dr. Justin Newberry of Napa Valley Dentistry states that on August 11, they discovered that a password-protected…
Kosovo Hacker Who Aided Islamic State to Be Sentenced in US to 20 Years (Updated)
Update: Ferizi has been sentenced to 20 years, Reuter reports. I’ll upload DOJ’s press release when it’s available. Original report: AP reports that Ardit Ferizi, also known as “Th3Dir3ctorY,” is scheduled to be sentenced today. Ferizi had pleaded guilty in June to assisting the Islamic State, and is the first person convicted of both hacking and terrorism charges. Ferizi hacked…
AF Smith warns customers of data breach fear
Consumers who used the apple.afsmith.bm web site may wish to check their credit card statements. Raymond Hainey reports: Office supplies firm AF Smith has suspended sales on its Apple website amid fears over credit-card hacking. A message sent to customers by the firm said that it was contacting them “regarding recent fraudulent activity in Bermuda involving credit cards”….
Teenager to appear in court over alleged hack and data theft
The Belfast Telegraph reports that a teenager scheduled to appear in Norwich Youth Court on October 18 is thought to be connected to the hack of TalkTalk back in October, 2015. On Thursday he was accused of seven counts of offences against the Computer Misuse Act 1990 during October 2015, following an investigation by detectives…
Notice of Data Incident at Stallcup & Associates, CPAs
On July 11, 2016, Stallcup & Associates, CPAs was subject to a ransomware virus and some of our network files were encrypted without our permission. Fortunately, the virus was detected within an hour and immediately stopped. Although there is no evidence that any files were viewed or exfiltrated, nor that such activities were intended, we are notifying…