Kritti Bhalla reports: In a major privacy breach, Tamil Nadu police’s Madurai unit’s database of thousands of ‘suspected criminals’ was made public without its knowledge. The database included names and photographs of the people under the scanner. The leaked data also included OTP codes, administrator password and details of the police officers using the app….
Category: Breach Incidents
Andy Frain Services reports stolen laptop, but were they also hacked?
Andy Frain Services has reported a breach to the California Attorney General’s Office. The breach reportedly occurred on May 2, and their letter to those affected begins: We are writing with important information regarding a recent security incident. The privacy and security of the personal information we maintain is of the utmost importance to Andy Frain…
TH: Young hackers accused of stealing, selling food discount codes
The Bangkok Post reports: Two student hackers allegedly stole online discount codes for restaurant food and sold them to friends – costing the restaurants an estimated million baht in unauthorised discounts on deliveries. University students Jirapat Yuenying, 20, and Supawat Weeraburut, 21, were arrested at their house in Muang district of Khon Kaen on Monday,…
Google, Medical Center Ask Court to Dismiss Privacy Lawsuit
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: Google and the University of Chicago Medical Center have filed motions to dismiss a class action lawsuit that alleges patients’ electronic health records were not properly de-identified by the hospital before they were shared with Google to support the company’s predictive medical data analytics technology development efforts. The hospital and Google…
Lyons Companies Breach Notice
Lyons Companies issued a breach notification press release on August 23. Let’s skip the PR and cut to the chase, shall we? What Happened? On March 12, 2019, Lyons learned of unusual activity in an employee email account. It turned out two employee email accounts were accessed without authorization. One email account was subject to unauthorized…
Hospice of San Joaquin discloses ransomware attack
The Hospice of San Joaquin recently notified the California Attorney General’s Office that it had suffered a ransomware attack on July 2. The notification, signed by Rebecca Burnett, their CEO, states that: The data accessed may have included personal information such as full name, patient ID number, diagnoses, home address and other sensitive information. Though…