First the statement from Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital from December 31: IU Health Arnett is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of personal information provided to us. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident involving some of that information. On November 20, 2015, we learned that an unencrypted portable storage device was missing from…
Category: Breach Incidents
Time Warner Cable notifies 320,000 customers to change e-mail passwords
Rick Moriarity reports that Time Warner Cable is notifying 320,000 Road Runner customers to change their e-mail passwords after they were notified by the FBI that customers’ addresses and passwords may have been compromised – but not, it seems, by any compromise at TWC: “Our understanding is that the compromise had nothing to do with…
Latvian Hacker Deniss Calovskis Sentenced to Time Served
Nicole Hong reports that Deniss Calovskis, who pleaded guilty in September, when he finally faced charges in the U.S. after a long and complex extradition battle, has been sentenced to time served. Calovskis was extradited to the U.S. from Latvia in February. A Manhattan federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Latvian computer hacker to the 21…
Mumbai: Six booked for stealing software firm’s source code
The Asian Age reports that the principal of Intellect Software Solutions Pvt Ltd. has filed a complaint against six persons, including two directors of a private firm, for allegedly stealing his source code: the complainant and the accused firm had struck a deal but the latter didn’t pay the entire amount of around Rs 25.50…
Criminal Hackers Target Police to Protest Perceived Injustices
Looks like DHS/FBI figured out that people were getting really, really angry over “perceived” injustices and “alleged” use of excessive force. Page Count: 1 page Date: May 8, 2015 Restriction: For Official Use Only Originating Organization: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation File Type: pdf File Size: 264,818 bytes File Hash (SHA-256):C433AF5A1A1DB72EC7338EB28F4B76BD96509071496809B713DF56BB21ADBAED U//FOUO) Disruptive cyber attacks by criminal hackers—primarily…
Personal Info On Hundreds Of Oregon Veterans Compromised
Kristian Foden-Vencil reports: The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs says the personal information of hundreds of veterans may have been compromised. ODVA Director Cameron Smith said discharge and release papers may have been in the possession of an unauthorized person, but so far there’s no evidence of misuse. “A full investigation is pending … but…