Chris Villani reports: Steward Healthcare System LLC will need to convince a jury it fired a psychiatrist for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and not because, as the doctor claims, he took disability leave after getting pneumonia, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday in denying part of a summary judgment bid. You…
Month: May 2018
Los Angeles County 211 exposed call logs with details
Another day, another leak involving sensitive information. From the UpGuard team: The UpGuard Cyber Risk Team can now disclose that sensitive data from the Los Angeles County 211 service, a nonprofit assistance organization described on their website as “the central source for providing information and referrals for all health and human services in LA County,” was…
Tidal Investigating ‘Potential Data Breach’ After Reports of Inflated Subscriber and Streaming Numbers
Jem Aswad reports: Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming platform has announced that it has enlisted an “independent, third party cyber-security firm” to investigate a possible data breach, according to Music Business Worldwide. While the platform has been accused of exaggerating its subscriber numbers and streaming numbers for Kanye West’s “Life of Pablo” and Beyonce’s “Lemonade” albums —…
Notice of Data Breach at blackphoenixalchemylab.com
Elizabeth Barrial of Black Phoenix Lab posted the following notice last night: Please forgive me for the time it took to publish this. I wanted to make sure we had all the facts before I posted, and I needed to ensure that I used the correct format for the notice as required by law. NOTICE…
Marines make changes after data of 164,000 people lost on Okinawa
And poof… It sounds like many people may have known for years about the sloppy infosecurity being used but no one really did anything to put a more secure system in place… and so, of course, it was inevitable that disaster struck. Matthew M. Burke reports: The Marine Corps has changed the way it handles…
Two hackers accused of tricking reporters indicted
Rachel Weiner reports Two hackers who promoted the Syrian government by compromising media coverage were indicted Thursday in Alexandria federal court on 11 counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Ahmad Umar Agha, known online as “The Pro,” and Firas Dardar, known as “The Shadow,” are still at large, believed to be in Syria….