From their press release: 12 Steps for Surviving an HHS/OCR Privacy Breach Investigation Free Interactive Tool and Checklist for Healthcare Organizations, from ID Experts, Available At http://www2.idexpertscorp.com/breach-tools/ocr-survival-tool/ The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been cracking down on its enforcement of the HIPAA/HITECH Privacy, Security and Data…
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Va: Gas station linked to credit card fraud
Lori Crouch reports: A hot spot for gas could be a hot bed of criminal activity. Suffolk police say 16 victims who used a debit card at Murphy USA gas station in the 1200 block of Main Street have come forward since May 27th. All of the victims report that money was stolen from their…
Former Central Valley restaurateurs accused of credit card fraud
A husband and wife who owned a short-lived restaurant in Bakersfield have been indicted by a Fresno federal grand jury. Alia Christine Brost, 35, and Roberto Renteria Jr., 33, of Bakersfield, are accused in a 29-count indictment with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and access device (credit card) fraud. According to the indictment,…
Florida's Gov. Rick Scott signs bill into law for prescription monitoring database
Janet Zink and Justin George report that Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Friday that creates a prescription drug monitoring database. As is often the case, the intentions are good – to stem a growing problem with the abuse of prescription painkillers. But as is also often the case, the database poses privacy and security…
Important Information about a Ravelry Security Breach
Via DataLossDB.org: From: “Ravelry” Date: Jun 6, 2011 2:41 AM Subject: Important information about a security breach at Ravelry.com To: [redacted] (Wondering if this email is real? You can also see a similar notice by logging in to Ravelry.com) *Important Information about a Ravelry Security Breach* Dear Ravelry member, An attacker recently managed to break…
MN: Three sentenced for stealing identities, obtaining more than $150,000 from victims
Last Friday in federal court, a 34-year-old Maplewood woman was sentenced for her role in a scheme that was using the names and personal identification information of others on fraudulent checks resulting in a total attempted loss of more than $300,000. United States District Court Judge David S. Doty sentenced Nou Thao to time already…