The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) recently notified individuals who participated in the 100-Days Out event in April 2016 that their personal information was acquired by an unauthorized individual who gained access to the email account of a contractor who ran security clearances for the event. According to their notification, on November 18, USOC learned that an…
Month: December 2016
Bank of Russia disclaims reports hackers steal 2B rubles from its correspondent accounts
The Bank of Russia (central bank) has disclaimed the reports hackers stole two billion rubles ($30.8 million) from its correspondent accounts. “The reports about stolen two billion rubles from the Bank of Russia’s correspondent accounts in a hacker attack are not true to life,” the regulator’s press service told TASS on Saturday. “The review of…
Tampa General Hospital settles lawsuit over insider breach for ID theft scheme
For years, Florida has stayed in the headlines because of insider breaches related to identity theft. Not often do you see a lawsuit that prevails or settles, but here’s one where there’s been a settlement. The case is John Doe v. Florida Health Sciences Center Inc. d/b/a Tampa General Hospital, Case No. 14-CA-012657, in the Circuit Court…
Anonymous group releases 1,768 student GPAs from Appalachian State University
Sammy Hanf reports: A group called AppState Leaks released the information via their Twitter page of the same name this Thursday. The PDF posted contains student’s first names, majors, year and GPA. The university’s Information Security Department is currently conducting an investigation into the breach. The university said in a statement there is no indication…
Nurse fired after 528 patients’ records breached at Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Jeff Landa reports: A health-care professional at Glendale Adventist Medical Center was fired Wednesday over a privacy breach involving hundreds of patient medical records. Glendale Adventist officials said in a statement on Friday that the protected health information of 528 patients was accessed without authorization by a hospital employee. The unauthorized access included 88 patient…
Breach at Shiseido unit likely led to data leak on 420,000 shoppers
The Mainichi reports: Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. said Friday that the online store run by subsidiary IPSA Co. has suffered illegal access and that personal information on about 420,000 customers may have leaked as a result. The data included the customers’ names and addresses, but credit card information on up to around 56,000 of…