There’s been a second arrest in the TalkTalk data breach case. And again, it’s a teenager that’s been arrested. Police confirmed that an unnamed male 16-year old from Feltham, West London, was arrested on charges under the Computer Misuse Act. He’s out on bail now. Read more on Bit-Tech. If TalkTalk wants to argue its…
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Comcast Agrees to Pay $33 Million in Data Breach Settlement for Leaking Thousands of Unlisted Numbers
Kelly Vargas writes: On September 17, 2015, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a $33 million settlement between Comcast, CPUC staff, and the California Attorney General’s office (along with public interest groups TURN and the Greenlining Institute), related to a Comcast data breach that resulted in the personal information (name, address and telephone number) of nearly 75,000 Comcast…
First National Bank warns of large data breach at unidentified national business
Cole Epley reports: A large data breach at an unidentified, national business has prompted First National Bank of Omaha to issue new debit cards to customers in seven states. The Omaha-based bank with operations in Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado and Texas recently sent new cards to customers with a letter explaining that…
UK: Confidential hospital patient details found lying on public footpath
The Argus reports: Confidential details of 37 patients were discovered lying on a public footpath near a hospital. The information related to patients, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable, being cared for at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The papers included patient names, the town where they lived, their treatment and whether they live on…
Federal authorities investigate Henrico State Senate candidate Dunnavant for possible HIPAA violations
WWBT reports: Federal authorities have launched an investigation concerning Republican State Senate candidate Dr. Siobhan Dunnavant, after a complaint alleged the Henrico doctor used her private patient information to solicit contributions, volunteers and votes. The investigation is being led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. The Department’s regional…
CORRECTION and removal of article
Yesterday, this site posted a news report by Jon Seidel of the Chicago Sun-Times that reported that NullCrew member Timothy French had been taken into custody to await trial for allegedly violating the terms of his bond. The news report seemed identical to another report months earlier, but the federal court docket showed that there…