“We’ll not be caught, ever.” — TheDarkOverlord, June 21, 2017 At this rate, the criminals known as TheDarkOverlord may be right. But if they escape accountability for their criminal acts, what about those who were responsible for securing our protected health information? Have they also escaped accountability and will they continue to escape accountability? Since…
Category: Breach Incidents
Former Miami-Dade Students Suing School Board Over Publishing Of Private Info
CBS Miami reports: Two former Miami-Dade school students claim the Miami-Dade County School Board was reckless and negligent for publishing students’ private information on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) website. The students said a simple internet search of their names brings up all sorts of private info. Information such as social security number, developmental…
The messy, messy month of May
Compiling data for Protenus, Inc.’s breach barometer should be relatively routine and straight-forward. In May, however, it wasn’t. Here’s a rundown on the factors that complicated our analyses: Investigating patient data put up for sale on the dark web. Determining whether the breaches were legitimate or fake turned out to be headache-inducing, as the following scenarios…
Casinos and mining operations targeted by hackers attempting extortion – Mandiant
While a number of U.S. casinos have reported payment card breaches over the past four years, a new report from Mandiant indicates that some casinos in Canada appear to have been under attack from hackers who, after acquiring customer and corporate data, attempt to extort the casinos. Whether all of the Canadian casinos that have…
You shot the messenger and then needed her help? How did that work out for you?
Some readers might appreciate an update as to what happened when Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and iHealth Solutions sent legal threat letters to this site after I notified them and reported that they were leaking protected health information. As I previously noted, I was – and remain – very grateful to Covington & Burling for their representation of me and this…
Accused Yahoo hacker’s bail bid denied
Canadian Press reports: A Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails will have to stay in custody as he prepares to fight extradition to the United States. Ontario’s appeal court has dismissed Karim Baratov’s effort to fight a judge’s decision to deny him bail, saying that while the judge made some mistakes, they…