Carey Codd reports: A former waiter at a Southwest Ranches restaurant is accused of stealing the credit card numbers of more than two dozen customers. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Cristobal Chavez, 29, stole the credit card numbers by copying them with a device called a skimmer while working at the Romeus Cuban Restaurant….
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Ph: Cebu ATM Credit Card Scam Ring Busted
Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. reports: Authorities yesterday warned credit card owners to be extra careful when transacting business using their credit cards following the arrest of six people allegedly belonging to a “highly-organized” syndicate with capabilities to capture credit card users’ information and use fake cards from stolen data. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director…
ONC studying risks of de-identified patient records
Mary Mosquera reports on a privacy issue that I’ve discussed a number of times: that use of allegedly “de-identified” patient information risks re-identification and all that goes with it. The Office of the National Coordinator has begun a study on how to overcome the privacy and security risks of using health information that otherwise has…
Higher Damages Possible in Prison Privacy Breach Lawsuit – Court
Courthouse News reports on the latest legal development in a lawsuit that started with a privacy breach in 2001 involving employees at the Federal Medical Center in Kentucky: Staff members at a prison hospital in Kentucky might be entitled to more than $1,000 each for the breach of privacy that occurred when a federal investigator…
Update: Ukranian police arrest 5, targeting brains behind Zeus botnet
Robert McMillan and Grant Gross report: Ukrainian police on Thursday arrested five people thought to be the brains behind a scam using the Zeus Trojan to siphon money from small businesses in the U.S. The operation is part of an ongoing effort to take down a criminal empire that stole $70 million from victims’ bank…
AR: X-Ray Films Stolen from Summit Medical Center
If Yogi Berra were writing this one up, he might say “It’s deja vu all over again.” Alicia Agent reports: Van Buren Police are looking for two men who stole old radiology films from Summit Medical center. Police believe the men took the x-rays so they could be melted down for silver. On August 12,…