David Lazarus writes: Sam Greyson was surprised to receive a new credit card the other day from Bank of America. He was also surprised to learn that the bank had changed his account number because of a security breach involving another business. But the thing that surprised Greyson most was that when he called BofA…
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Data breach plaintiffs increasingly successful
Well, the headline surprised me and I really wish they had cited some examples of plaintiffs winning, as frankly, I just don’t see it. Rodd Zolkos reports: Cyber liability plaintiffs are experiencing more success in the courts, significantly increasing potential costs for companies that have experienced data breaches, an expert said Thursday. Speaking at the…
UK: Fears for NHS data as patients' passwords hacked
Christopher Williams reports: The group, which calls itself LulzSec, said yesterday that it had accessed a system that handles sensitive patient data. Last week it stole a million data records from a Sony website. It published an email showing that it had informed the NHS of the security breach and saying “we mean you no…
Sony hackers target NHS computers
Denis Campbell reports: The NHS has been warned to beware of computer hackers after it was targeted by the same group that conducted cyber assaults on Sony and Nintendo. Hospital trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) across England have been alerted to the security breach by Connecting for Health, the Department of Health’s IT branch,…
Compromise Reached on Maine Health Data Privacy
Associated Press is reporting: A new law will give about two-thirds of Maine’s population a choice on whether to keep their medical records on an independent computer database. A compromise bill, LD 1337, that quietly worked its way to enactment, requires that Maine residents whose medical records are stored in the HealthInfoNet database get an opportunity…
UK: ICO issues monetary penalty of £120,000 to Surrey Council over misdirected emails
Three strikes and you’re out, it seems. The Information Commissioner’s Office has just issued a monetary fine to Surrey Council after repeated instances of misdirected e-mails containing personal information. From the press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today served Surrey County Council with a monetary penalty of £120,000 for a serious breach of the Data Protection…