From a Seacoast Radiology press release: Seacoast Radiology, PA discovered on November 12, 2010 that an office server containing personal patient data and billing information was accessed by an unauthorized third party. Access to this server was disabled immediately and an independent investigation concluded that unauthorized use of patient and billing data is unlikely. All patients…
Category: Breach Incidents
“Ugg Got Hacked: Sheepskin Boot Security Compromised Worldwide”
Well, no, that’s the headline on Racked, but what happened is the SilverPop breach we heard so much about last month. Racked has uploaded an image of UGG Australia’s notification to its customers, which names SilverPop and notes that customer information in the database included names, email addresses, and geographic information (city, country, zip code)….
GBI investigates police data theft
Jim Wallace reports for WALB in Georgia: A Dougherty County Sheriff’s deputy is accused of stealing the identity of an inmate. Sheriff Kevin Sproul says there could be more people involved in the crime and possibly more victims. The GBI [Georgia Bureau of Investigation] continues to investigate. Dougherty County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Tharpe, a nearly…
Securing data will be costly, UH says
Gene Park reports: The University of Hawaii says it needs $1.9 million to tighten its Web security and lessen the chance of future data breaches of individual privacy. In addition, the 10-campus system would need about $764,000 a year to maintain and operate the upgraded system, said David Lassner, the university’s vice president for information…
Security lapses at Statistics Canada
Kathleen Harris reports that a freedom of information request revealed a number of data security breaches involving Statistics Canada: There have been several cases of government-issued laptops containing confidential personal information stolen from employees’ homes or vehicles. In at least two incidents, field interviewers had left a sticky note with the password with the portable…
(follow-up) UMS beefs up data security after breach
Judy Harrison of Bangor Daily News reports that following a breach last summer at the University of Maine, the uni is investing $2.6 million to upgrade security. Trustees were briefed Monday on a proposal to improve the security of data. A recent data scan systemwide showed four areas of high risk and three of medium…