ABC23 reports: Fast Health in Tehachapi is reporting a security breach that could affect over 700 of their patients. The business says a third-party altered a code on their server, stealing the credit card information of close to 700 customers who paid bills online from January 14, 2016 to December 20, 2016. Medical information was…
Month: May 2017
Russian Hackers Are Using Google’s Own Infrastructure to Hack Gmail Users
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: Russian government hackers seem to have figured out that sometimes the best way to hack into people’s Gmail accounts is be to abuse Google’s own services. On Thursday, researchers exposed a massive Russian espionage and disinformation campaign using emails designed to trick users into giving up their passwords, a technique that’s known…
TX: 2 Additional Cameron Co. Servers Missing
Steve Soliz reports: Cameron County said they’ve mistakenly sold more computer servers than previously thought. Those servers, filled with personal information, were sold off at auctions. CHANNEL 5 NEWS reported how one of those servers was up for sale at a Brownsville flea market. In a statement, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino announced two more…
Ca: Website hack exposed Prairie Mountain Health patients’ personal, medical info
The Brandon Sun reports: Personal and medical information of more than 1,000 Prairie Mountain Health patients are at risk after an internal website was hacked. The regional health authority, in a statement Friday, said they do not believe the intent of the hack was to access personal information, but conceded they cannot exclude the possibility…
Health, personal records of 2,500 Arizona families with newborns lost
Ken Alltucker reports: State health officials have warned 2,500 individuals and families with newborns that a box containing sensitive health, financial and personal information has been lost in the mail. The Arizona Department of Health Services said its newborn-screening program gathered the information for billing purposes. The misplaced records may include health information for children tested in…
Beacon Health System notifies 1,200 patients of employee wrong-doing
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – May 26, 2017 – Although unaware of any actual or attempted fraudulent misuse of patient information, Beacon Health System (“Beacon”) is notifying approximately 1,200 patients that records were accessed without proper authorization by a former employee. What Happened? After an audit of an employee access to medical records, Beacon discovered, on…