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Author: Dissent

AU: Merchant under fire in bank data breach affair speaks out

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Dissent

Charis Palmer reports: After weeks of speculation surrounding the identity of ‘the merchant’ at the centre of May’s bank data breach which resulted in thousands of credit card cancellations, the head of online retailer Crazy Sales has moved to fend off rumours. No one can prove 100 per cent that it’s Crazy Sales, said David…

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We have a right to information on data security breaches

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dissent

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

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dissent

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…

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UK: Fears for NHS data as patients' passwords hacked

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dissent

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…

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Sony hackers target NHS computers

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dissent

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,…

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Compromise Reached on Maine Health Data Privacy

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dissent

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…

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