Over on Concurring Opinions, Frank Pasquale responds to an investigative piece in the Washington Post: In an article entitled “Monitoring America,” Dana Priest and William Arkin describe an extraordinary pattern of governmental surveillance. To be sure, in the wake of the attacks of 9/11, there are important reasons to increase the government’s ability to understand threats…
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HHS breach tool reveals two more breaches
In addition to the Cook County HHS breach reported in a separate entry and in addition to a few breaches that were already revealed in the media, the most recent update to HHS’s breach tool reveals two other breaches recently reported to them: Zarzamora Family Dental Care in San Antonio,Texas reported that 800 patients were…
Computer stolen from Cook County Health & Hospitals System contained patient data
Cook County Health & Hospitals System in Illinois has notified the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services that 556 patients had data on a computer that was stolen on or about November 1. Although the report to HHS indicates “theft,” CCHHS posted a notice on their web site yesterday that refers to a missing…
MN: Texas man indicted for hacking into Digital River subsidiary’s computer network and stealing $274,000
A federal indictment unsealed yesterday alleges that a 35-year-old Texas man hacked into the computer network of an Eden Prairie business and stole approximately $274,000. The indictment, which was filed in Minneapolis on October 13, 2010, charges Jeremey Parker, of Houston, Texas, with one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer in furtherance of…
Santander sends up to 35,000 statements to wrong addresses (updated)
Guy Anker reports: Santander has admitted sending up to 35,000 bank statements to the wrong addresses, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. […] One MoneySaver from Stockport, who wishes to remain anonymous, has reported receiving somebody else’s statement today on the back of his. He says he could see the person’s name, address, bank details and recent transactions…
(follow-up) IN: 2 plead guilty to theft of tax refunds
Teresa Auch Schultz provides the follow-up to a breach previously reported in March: Two women pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing the income tax refunds of dozens of people, some of whom were clients at an H&R Block in East Chicago. Francesca Foster, 33, and Rosetta Yvonne Buchanan, 36, described at their change of plea hearings…