The Associated Press reports: Two companies that collect, analyze and sell prescription information are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step into their continuing fight against New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law making doctors’ prescription writing habits confidential.
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2 hospital employees allegedly steal from patient, 79
Kelly Green reports: A 79-year-old woman was the victim of credit card and check theft by two hospital employees in separate incidents during her stay in a Scottsdale hospital, police said. The victim was receiving treatment for a heart condition at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea in December 2008 when the two employees allegedly stole credit cards…
Consumer Electronics Company Agrees to Settle Data Security Charges; Breach Compromised Data of Hundreds of Consumers
An online seller of computer supplies and other consumer electronics has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable security to protect sensitive customer data. According to the FTC’s complaint, Compgeeks.com (Compgeeks), which operates the www.geeks.com Web site, and its parent company, Genica Corporation (Genica), collect…
Susquehanna Upgrades Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) to Neutral
Susquehanna analyst says, “We are upgrading HPY to Neutral from Negative, as it has achieved our price objective. Although considerable risk persists related to the credit/debit card data breach disclosed last month, we believe such penalties are contemplated in the current valuation. We consulted a range of experts, including reformed hackers, data security auditors (PCI…
phpBB hacked, 400,000+ account details intercepted
The online bulletin board phpBB (php Bulletin Board) was taken offline on Sunday, following a security breach that allowed access to user account details. phpBB is an open-source software package used to run discussion forums on web sites. The breach was caused when the attacker gained access through an unpatched security bug in PHPlist, a…
Controversial measure would require DNA sampling at arrest
Jennifer Sullivan reports: Suspects arrested in cases as minor as shoplifting would have to give a DNA sample before they are even charged with a crime if a controversial proposal is approved by the [Washington State] Legislature. State criminal defense groups and the American Civil Liberties Union say the House bill is unconstitutional. It would…