Penn State does not seem to be having a great year in terms of data security and malware. Indeed, when I saw the newest incident in my newsreader, I skipped it at first, thinking it was a previously reported breach, but it’s not. On March 23, the University confirmed that 10,868 Social Security numbers in…
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TX: Gexa Energy data system hacked last spring
Fanny S. Chirinos of Caller-Times reports on a breach that occurred almost a year ago, but is first being disclosed to affected customers: Former and current customers of Gexa Energy may have had their personal information compromised last year. The Houston-based company on April 2 issues a letter to customers who had applied for or…
CT: Glitch Leads to Campus Gmail Vulnerability
Seen on The Wesleyan Argus: When Information Technology Services (ITS) switched Wesleyan’s e-mail to Gmail in January of this year, students were able to log into other students’ e-mails for about a month by typing in a username and leaving the password field blank. This glitch has been but one of a multitude of issues…
MD: Patient records stolen
Liz Holland of The Daily Times reports that up to 100,000 patients of Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates are being notified that their personal information has been stolen: The records from Peninsula Orthopaedic — which has offices in Salisbury and Berlin — were stolen March 25 while in transport to an off-site storage facility, Mathias said in…
ME: No data breach found on Franklin Savings Bank Web site
Betty Jespersen of The Morning Sentinel reports: Franklin Savings Bank on Friday assured customers who have not been able to reach the bank’s Web page that their information is safe. […] The Web page is accessed with the addresses www.FranklineBranch.com, www.fsbme.com and www.WesternMountainFinancial.com. It has links that take customers to the bank’s FranklineBranch online-banking program,…
OR: BMC alleges improper record access
Markian Hawryluk reports: Officials from Bend Memorial Clinic have filed a criminal complaint with Bend police alleging that employees of Cascade Healthcare Community’s new cancer center at St. Charles Bend have inappropriately viewed patient records from the clinic. But clinic leadership declined to explain why they believe the cancer center staff had acted inappropriately, and…