Michael Riley reports: Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc., the publisher of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, is warning customers that account data, including credit card numbers, was stolen on June 25 by hackers who breached its computer network. Doug Harbrecht, the company’s director of new media, said the attackers stole user names, passwords and encrypted credit card numbers…
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PA: Computer With Patient Information Stolen From Jeannette Hospital
A local hospital is sending letters to patients after hospital officials said a computer with personal information was stolen. Excela Health officials said the computer was taken from its Jeannette Campus. Officials from the hospital said the computer was used in the Radiology department and contained patient’s name, date of birth and type of exam…
CT: Pet stores hit by hackers; customer info compromised
Russell Blair reports: There’s a new method of identity theft for consumers to worry about. Authorities say a hacker infiltrated the computer system of a pet store with locations at 1167 N. Colony Road and in Branford and stole credit card numbers at the point of sale, before they could be encrypted. All Pets Club…
Universal Music passwords exposed by Anonymous hack
John Leyden reports: Universal Music websites suffered a breach that exposed the usernames and passwords of fans of bands who had signed up for updates on their favourite musicians. Infamous hacktivist group Anonymous claimed responsibility for the hack as part of its AntiSec campaign, which aims to expose the weak spots in the internet security…
Missing Morgan Stanley Data: Who’s to Blame?
I saw this one coming after seeing all of the headlines blaming Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for the loss of two CDs with client data. I think a lot of people interpreted Credit.com’s original reporting on the breach to mean that the CDs arrived at the state offices. But their reporting was actually a bit…
UCLA Health System Pays $865,000 to Settle Celebrity Privacy Allegation
Charles Ornstein reports: UCLA Health System in Los Angeles has agreed to pay the federal government $865,000 to resolve allegations that its employees violated federal patient privacy laws by snooping in the medical records of two celebrity patients. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, between 2005 and 2008, unauthorized UCLA employees repeatedly…