Steven Luke and R. Stickney report: San Diego Unified School District officials are informing parents and former students of a large data breach. Personal data including Social Security numbers from as many as 500,000 students was compromised or possibly stolen, officials say. The breach dating back to January 2018 was uncovered in October by district IT employees who…
Category: Breach Incidents
Caribou Coffee Customer Data Exposed In POS Security Breach
A breach involving coffee customer data at Caribou Coffee stores throughout the country. A notice on their web site explains: Data Security Notice Dear Valued Guests: We want to be in touch with you regarding a recent incident that may have involved access to your payment card information. What Happened On November 28, 2018, we…
MA: McLean Hospital to Implement New Security and Training Programs After Data Breach Exposed Sensitive Health Information
There’s a follow-up to a 2015 breach that was previously reported on this blog. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey made the announcement yesterday: BOSTON — McLean Hospital Corporation will implement new security and training programs and pay a total of $75,000 to resolve claims that it exposed the personal and health information of more than 1,500 people, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. According…
CCRM Dallas-Fort Worth Notifies Patients of Data Security Incident
CCRM Dallas-Fort Worth has become aware of a potential data security incident that may have resulted in the inadvertent exposure of patients’ personal and health information. Although at this time there is no indication that an unauthorized party actually accessed or viewed patient information or evidence of patient information being misused, we have taken steps…
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco notifies 47,000 patients after third-party bill payment vendor was hacked.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco, a joint venture managed by United Surgical Partners International (USPI), announced today it has sent letters to approximately 47,000 patients or guarantors whose payment information, including partial credit card information, may have been subject to an inappropriate computer intrusion. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco…
Redwood Eye Center notifies 16,000 patients after EMR vendor experiences ransomware attack
Lawyers for Redwood Eye Center in Vallejo, California have notified the California Attorney General’s Office that on September 20, the eye center was alerted to a ransomware attack on their EMR hosting vendor, IT Lighthouse. The incident resulted in some patient information being locked up, including names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, and medical treatment…