Some breaches continue to tie up resources for years. The Davidson Companies breach, first revealed in January 2008, seems to be one of them. Even though the lawsuit against the firm was settled in November, in April, FINRA fined them, and some attempted extortionists were indicted. Now there’s yet another update to the story. Travis…
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NY: Widow Says Cops Leaked Suicide Note
Barbara Leonard reports: A widow claims that state police released her husband’s suicide note the media, along with private letters he left for the family. The widow and her children sued New York State Police Officer Steven Nutting and several Officer Does on constitutional claims in Federal Court. On the night in May 2008 when…
Hospital, uni in blame game over research breach
Julie Robotham reports: Sydney Children’s Hospital and the University of NSW have blamed each other for a spectacular governance failure which saw the medical records of disabled children used in student research without their parents’ consent or approval from either institution. The university said it stopped the research in 2007 when it first came to…
Potential breach of credit, debit card info at 2 Dixie Cafes
Lindsey Clark reports: Dixie Restaurants was contacted in regards to a potential breach of credit and debit card information at two Dixie Cafe locations in Little Rock and Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dixie Restaurants is currently working with law enforcement officials to determine the origin and extent of the data that has been compromised at these…
IL: Springfield publishes private info on FOIA website
Bruce Rushton reports: Admitting that it “goofed,” the city of Springfield put documents online that contained sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, home and work telephone numbers and even a bank account number and the name of someone who called the state anonymously to report suspected child abuse. The documents were…
Hospital fined over privacy breaches in days after deaths of Jackson, Fawcett
Molly Hennessy-Fiske of the L. A. Times provides additional details on one of the fines levied on hospitals in California over breaches: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been fined $95,000 by state officials for failing to prevent unauthorized employees from accessing patient information, the latest in a series of privacy breaches at the prestigious…