Rich Cholodofsky has an update on a case that started in 2016. Evidence collected against a former high school student charged with launching a series of cyber attacks in 2016 that disabled computer systems throughout Westmoreland County can be used at her trial, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Common Pleas Judge Tim Krieger rejected a…
Category: Breach Incidents
PH: Tuburan, Sotto hospital incidents: Publicizing video is the offense
Pachico A. Seares reports: WHEN Dr. Wyben Briones owned up the profession’s mantra of confidentiality to news reporters more than 10 years ago, the local medical community was stung with the embarrassment over the “rectum canister scandal.” A video clip was passed from phone to phone and uploaded on YouTube, showing doctors and nurses at…
Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City notifies 3,472 patients after surgery schedules stolen from nurse anesthetist’s car
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…
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…