Brian Krebs reports: Most people who have frozen their credit files with Equifax have been issued a numeric Personal Identification Number (PIN) which is supposed to be required before a freeze can be lifted or thawed. Unfortunately, if you don’t already have an account at the credit bureau’s new myEquifax portal, it may be simple…
Category: Breach Incidents
To protect the health and well-being of patients scheduled for surgery, Columbia Surgical Specialists paid ransom
DataBreaches.net has received a statement from Columbia Surgical Specialists in Spokane about the ransomware incident that they recently reported to HHS as impacting up to 400,000 patients. Subsequent and ongoing investigation suggests that the number affected may be substantially lower. According to the statement sent to this site, the practice became aware of the attack…
Payment card dumps on dark web indicate compromise at Meezan Bank — researchers
In October, 2015, The Daily Times reported: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed the banks to report in details about all established security breaches, its analysis and its designated payment systems department, on quarterly basis to explain the impact of security breaches on institution’s business, systems, applications and customers. The directives were issued…
Hacker Who Leaked Soccer’s Secrets Loses Extradition Hearing
Tariq Panja reports: A computer hacker who for years published the innermost secrets of the global soccer industry — revelations that have shed light on questionable behavior by some of the sport’s most influential figures and top clubs — was told on Tuesday that he would be extradited to Portugal, where he faces charges linked…
PA: Thomas County School District notifies employees of online banking system breach
From their notification: March 5, 2019 The Thomas County School District values its employees and wants you to be aware of an incident that may involve your bank account information. We recently became aware of a breach of our online banking system. After discovering the issue, we immediately engaged BlueVoyant, a leading IT investigation and…
PA: Former Patient Coordinator Pleads Guilty to Wrongfully Disclosing Health Information to Cause Harm
There’s an update to an insider wrong-doing HIPAA case first reported in July, 2018. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania: PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wrongfully disclosing the health information of another individual, United States Attorney Scott W….