David Meyer reports: Both Sears and Delta Air Lines are facing the exposure of some of their customers’ credit card information, following a data breach at a mutual contractor. The company, a customer services operation called [24]7.ai, suffered the breach between Sept. 26 and Oct. 12 last year. It said in a statement that the…
Month: April 2018
Police: Hackers tried to alter grades at Virginia school
A search warrant says hackers have attempted to change grades at a Virginia high school. The Washington Post cites the warrant filed in Fairfax County that says the attack began in November when emails were sent from a known Oakton High School Honor Council with a link it purported would take readers to news about…
UK: Warning to police staff as force fined £130,000 for losing rape victim interview
From the Information Commissioner’s Office, an enforcement action in a troubling breach incident: Humberside Police has been fined £130,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after disks containing a video interview of an alleged rape victim went missing. The three unencrypted disks and accompanying paperwork were left in an envelope on an officer’s desk. The…
Wisconsin Department of Health Services and The Management Group Announce Breach of Information
The Department of Health Services (DHS) and The Management Group (TMG) are notifying IRIS participants of a breach of information due to theft of a laptop and a work bag of a TMG IRIS Consultant on February 5. TMG mailed notifications to 779 participants on April 3 who received services from TMG who have potentially…
Ca: Insurer must defend hospital nurse sued for breach of privacy: Court
Greg Meckbach reports: Aviva Canada has a duty to defend a nurse who is being sued for privacy breach by a patient whose medical records were accessed in a Simcoe, Ontario hospital, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled in a decision released March 28. The patient, known in court records as J.L., is suing…
JP: Massive data leak from government ministries
NHK reports: The Japanese government’s cybersecurity center has warned that the email addresses and passwords of thousands of ministry employees have been leaked and are being sold on the Internet. The National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity issued the warning to all ministries on Tuesday. It said a massive amount of personal…