Note: VHA’s notice on their web site emphasizes that no diagnostic or treatment information was exposed. Given the nature of this provider, that will be a relief to many patients. Because this incident is not yet posted on HHS’s public breach tool, we do not yet have the number being notified. The following is VHA’s…
Month: January 2019
PH: Cebuana Lhuillier reveals data breach, tells clients to secure accounts
Katrina Domingo reports: Cebuana Lhuillier on Saturday said one of its servers fell victim to data breach incidents that may have compromised personal information of its customers. Among the data that may have been “exposed” were clients’ names, birth dates, email addresses, mobile numbers and in some cases, income information, Cebuana Lhuillier told its clients…
Facebook may face record-setting fine for privacy breach
The Washington Post reports: U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for violating a legally binding agreement with the government to protect the privacy of its users’ personal data, according to three people familiar with the deliberations but not authorized to speak on the record. The fine under consideration at…
Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security
Katelyn Sweeney reports: As data becomes integral to K–12 education, administrators face new challenges to ensure they keep students’ information safe. Analysis of student data allows educators to identify at-risk students and implement further research into what does and does not work in the classroom. This data can also be used to create student profiles,…
BlackRock exposes info on thousands of advisers via website
Bloomberg reports: BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, inadvertently posted confidential information about thousands of financial adviser clients on its website. The data appeared in three spreadsheets, linked on one of the New York-based company’s web pages dedicated to its iShares exchange-traded funds. The documents included names and email addresses of financial advisers who buy…
Knoxville employees’ information exposed online for almost one year
WVLT reports: Employees with the City of Knoxville received a notification on Thursday that their private information, including their Social Security numbers, may have been revealed after data was ‘inadvertently’ posted on a procurement website. According to a city spokesperson, last year, personal information of employees who were employed as of Feb. 1, 2018, was…