Some 2,000 clients of Albany-based nonprofit Family Tree Relief Nursery were notified by mail Thursday that unauthorized persons had accessed the organization’s computer programs between June and August. Executive Director Renee Smith said the organization’s computer was hacked by ransomware in late August. The incident briefly prevented staff from accessing client information. […] Smith recommended…
Month: November 2018
NY: St. John’s Episcopal Hospital/ Episcopal Health Services notifies patients after employee email accounts were hacked
From Episcopal Health Services: Episcopal Health Services recently discovered an incident that may affect the security of personal information of certain current and former patients. We take this incident very seriously and the confidentiality, privacy, and security of our information is one of our highest priorities. What Happened? On September 18, 2018 Episcopal Health Services…
HealthEquity, Inc. notifying 190,000 after two employee email accounts were hacked
Reading a notification that employee email accounts were hacked and customer or patient information may have been accessed is nothing particularly unusual these days. What is a bit surprising, however, is when a breached entity offers those affected five years worth of credit monitoring, remediation, and other services. And that’s exactly what HealthEquity, Inc. is doing….
Prepping a Mock Notification Letter Before a Cybersecurity Breach Hits
Stephen Moore writes: No one in the security industry should be surprised to know that the financial and reputational impact of a breach is severe. According to a recent Harris Poll, studies show that 75 percent of consumers won’t do business with a company if they don’t trust it to protect their data. If the…
NJ: Here, let me help you withdraw from all those pesky courses.
Andrew Kinney reports on a hack at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. Registration at Stevens is like high school sports. It involves waking up at seven in the morning to repeat mindless drills (furiously clicking through Web Self Services). It works with a class hierarchy — juniors trump sophomores who trump freshmen, with seniors…
IL: FHN Family Counseling Center notifies 4,458 of stolen laptop
From their notice: On September 5, 2018, FHN Family Counseling Center (“FHN”) learned that a password-protected laptop was stolen out of a FHN employee’s vehicle. The employee immediately notified law enforcement, but the laptop has not yet been recovered. Upon learning of the incident, FHN immediately initiated an investigation to determine the scope of the…