A California agency says private information for about 600,000 people may have been exposed during the burglary of a state building. The Department of Developmental Services said Friday that the confidential information may have been seen during a Feb. 11 break-in at one of its Sacramento buildings. Read more on NBC Bay Area. Here is…
Month: April 2018
Singapore teen who hacked NFL Twitter account gets 24 months’ probation
Suhaile Md reports: A Singaporean student who hacked into the official US National Football League’s (NFL) Twitter account was sentenced to 24 months probation at the State Courts on Thursday (5 April). Devesh Logendran, 18, pleaded guilty to 11 charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act. Read more on Yahoo! News Singapore.
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare notifies 2,100 sleep center patients of medical record breach
Elizabeth Simpson reports: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is notifying 2,100 patients from the hospital’s sleep center program that some of their electronic health information might have been compromised. Two portable hard drives were reported missing from the hospital’s sleep center on Feb. 6, which prompted contacting law enforcement, according to a Friday news release from the…
Best Buy hit by [24]7.ai data breach, too
Sean Hollister reports: Earlier today, we learned that hundreds of thousands of Delta Airlines, Sears and Kmart online shoppers may have had their names, addresses, and credit card information stolen by hackers. Now, you can add Best Buy to that list. The big-box electronics retailer says it was also affected by the same breach, due…
Oregon Amends Data Breach Notification and Information Security Laws
David Stauss of Ballard Spahr writes: In March, we reported that the Oregon legislature was considering amending its data breach notification and information security laws. That legislation has now passed the Oregon legislature and been signed into law by Oregon’s governor. A copy of the new law is available here. The most notable changes are as follows: Amendments to Oregon’s Breach Notification…
South Dakota Enacts Breach Notification Law
Hunton & Williams write: As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch, on March 21, 2018, South Dakota enacted the state’s first data breach notification law. The law will take effect on July 1, 2018, and includes several key provisions: Definitions of Personal Information and Protected Information. The law defines personal information as a person’s first name or…