Donna Wilson of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP writes: Banks continue to file suit against retailers, hoping to shift the costs of data breaches, with some recent success. What happened In January 2016, hackers accessed Eddie Bauer’s point-of-sale register system and installed malicious software that infected every Eddie Bauer store in the United States and…
Month: December 2017
MidMichigan notifies patients of potential breach
The Alpena News reports: MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena notified approximately 1,900 patients last week about a potential breach of personal data, according to a press release. The information may have included patient names, addresses, social-security numbers and clinical data. The incident that gave rise to the medical center’s investigation occurred during the late evening hours of…
Attackers claim to have hacked MEDHOST (UPDATED)
Update of Dec. 23: As of this evening, the hacker has not responded to a request from this site that they provide proof of access to PHI. And according to a MedHost spokesperson, they will not be reporting this incident to HHS because no PHI was accessed. Under the circumstances, unless more emerges, DataBreaches.net is…
Appleby taking legal action after leak
So I’m not sure whether to tag this as “shoot the messenger” or an attack on press freedom – or maybe both, but MANX Radio reports: The firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers says it’s pursuing legal action against those who made allegations. Appleby, which has a large office in Douglas, had millions of confidential files leaked…
Chilton Medical Center hard drive containing protected health information was sold online
News12 NJ reports: Nearly 10 years of personal hospital records could be at risk after it was discovered that a former employee sold a hard drive containing the information online. The incident could affect patients at Chilton Medical Center in Pequannock who visited the hospital from May 1, 2008 through Oct. 15, 2017. The hard…
OH: Geauga County Employees Notified of Data Security Breach
John Karlovec reports: Geauga County employees and family members were alerted Dec. 15 to a data security incident involving possible unauthorized access to and acquisition of their personal information provided in connection with their employment with the county. […] On Oct. 25, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the rental home of former Geauga…