Jessica Kim Cohen reports that a Virginia audit has highlighted security issues with Medicaid data: During its audit, OIG found Virginia’s Medicaid data and systems did not meet federal standards. MMIS had “numerous significant system vulnerabilities,” despite having a security program in place, according to OIG. These vulnerabilities related to Virginia’s control over the data…
Month: May 2017
MolinaHealthcare.com Exposed Patient Records
Brian Krebs reports: Earlier this month, KrebsOnSecurity featured a story about a basic security flaw in the Web site of medical diagnostics firm True Health Group that let anyone who was logged in to the site view all other patient records. In that story I mentioned True Health was one of three major healthcare providers with…
University of Wisconsin Health: UW Health: Information on 2,036 patients compromised after data breach
UW Health says that 2,036 patients had information compromised after an employee’s email account was used by an unauthorized user. UW Health says they learned on March 28, 2017 that a breach of information happened on March 16, 2017. Officials say an unauthorized individual got access to an employee’s credentials and email account. UW Health…
Qatar to ‘prosecute perpetrators’ of QNA hacking
Al Jazeera reports: Qatar has begun an inquiry into a security breach by hackers who posted fake remarks on its national news agency’s platforms by its ruler purportedly criticising US foreign policy. The incident comes just days after President Donald Trump met Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “The Qatar News Agency (QNA) website has…
OK: Personal information exposed for 3,000 people in Stillwater after unauthorized access obtained to city computer
Katrina Butcher reports: The City of Stillwater announced Wednesday that the information for about 3,000 people has been compromised after an unauthorized party had access to a city computer. Officials say the unauthorized party had access to the computer for 22 days. Records with personal information dating from March 15, 2015, to May 16, 2017, for…
Target to Pay 47 States $18.5M to Settle Data Breach Case
Stephen Joyce reports: Target Corp. will pay $18.5 million to settle state enforcement actions over the retailer’s payment card hacking breach that affected as many as 60 million customers during the 2013 winter holiday shopping season, a coalition of 47 state attorneys general announced May 23. The settlement capped an investigation led by Illinois Attorney…