The notice on their web site: Notice to Our Patients of Recent Privacy Incident Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is to inform our patients of an incident involving some of that information. On December 16, 2018, we learned from an…
Category: Breach Incidents
Pawnee County Memorial Hospital notifies 7,038 patients after employee email account compromised by phishing attack
Pawnee County Memorial Hospital in Nebraska recently notified 7,038 patients of a malware incident affecting protected health information. According to their substitute notice, reproduced below, on November 29, the hospital discovered that when an employee opened an email attachment from what had appeared to be a trusted source, malware was injected. The malware gave the…
Pharmaca notifies customers of payment card breach affecting brick-and-mortar stores
Those of us who read breach notifications to state attorneys general (yes, we have no life), likely all spotted a notification in mid-January involving Pharmaca. The notification stated that in December, 2018, Pharmaca started receiving reports of payment card fraud. Their investigation, with help from security experts, revealed that malware may have captured customer payment…
Stolen Credit Card Data from City Parking Systems Sold on the Dark Web
Bruno reports: The hackers of the city parking fine system in Saint John, Canada have been selling sensitive data on the dark web for over a year. The security breach in the system was not spotted for 15 months after the initial attack, which ultimately allowed the hackers to gain personal information and credit card…
Huddle House payment card breach could potentially impact 300,000 customers – researchers
Georgia-based Huddle House opened in Decatur, Georgia, in 1964. Over the years, they have cultivated their brand as the kind of place where customers can get a good meal any time of the day, with their breakfast menu having become a big favorite. Huddle House currently has more than 350 franchises across the country. Last Friday,…
Laplace Woman Charged with Stealing Federal Student Aid Funds and Identity Theft
From the press release: United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that KENDRA GRAVES, age 31, was charged on January 31, 2019 in a two-count bill of information with theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641 and identity theft in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section…