Olivia Rizzo reports: Several high school students are in hot water after they were able to log into their schools’ computer systems to change grades and attendance records. A letter was sent out Wednesday to parents of high school students in the Elizabeth Public School system informing them of the data breach. “Unfortunately, a number…
Month: March 2019
Navicent Health announces cyber attack targeting its email system
Laura Corley reports: Navicent Health, one of Middle Georgia’s largest employers and healthcare providers, announced Friday morning it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted its email system. Read more on The Telegraph. Significantly, the center’s notice, reproduced below, notes that the attack occurred this past summer. This appears to be yet another…
Counselor for North Haven Substance Abuse Center Stole Patient Identity for Cable, Internet: Police
NBC in Connecticut reports: Police have arrested an employee of a substance use disorder treatment center in North Haven who is accused of stealing patients’ identities to get services like cable and internet. North Haven police arrested 39-year-old Kimberly Telford, of New Haven, who they said was a counselor at an outpatient center. She is…
Frederick Regional Health System notifies hospice patients of phishing incident
Frederick Regional Health System recently disclosed a phishing incident that compromised an undiclosed number of hospice patients’ personal and protected health information. Here is their notification, first reported by the Frederick News-Post. Frederick Regional Health System is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is to inform our…
Critical flaw lets hackers control lifesaving devices implanted inside patients
Dan Goodin reports: The federal government on Thursday warned of a serious flaw in Medtronic cardio defibrillators that allows attackers to use radio communications to surreptitiously take full control of the lifesaving devices after they are implanted in a patient. Defibrillators are small, surgically implanted devices that deliver electrical shocks to treat potentially fatal irregular…
D.C. Attorney General Calls for Expanding Data Breach Notice Law
Daniel R. Stoller reports: The District of Columbia’s top lawyer has unveiled a proposal that would expand the city’s data breach notification law and give the attorney general’s office greater enforcement power. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) announced the Security Breach Protection Amendment Act March 21. It would regulate companies that faced “major data…