KTRK reports: The Houston Health Department is warning its clients after a glitch in the system exposed COVID-19 test results and their personal information. The health department said it was made aware of the potential breach on the night of Jan. 6 and the portal was deactivated within 48 hours. According to a release from…
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HI: Police: Suspect accused of hacking bank’s system could have hit other institutions
Hawaii News Now reports: Police are urging Hawaii banks, businesses and government institutions to see if a hacking suspect was spotted on their surveillance video. Kobina Nyarku, 30, has been charged with two felonies for allegedly hacking into Central Pacific Bank’s computer system. Police said he pretended to apply for a job at the bank…
North Shore University Hospital notifies 7,614 patients of unauthorized access to personal information
The following is not a new incident. It is just a newly disclosed incident because of a law enforcement-requested delay in disclosure. North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) issued a notice on February 1, 2022 concerning insider-wrongdoing. The notice begins: NSUH learned that a former employee who worked at a medical office may have improperly accessed…
MT: Logan Health Medical Center notifying 213,554 about data breach
Logan Health Medical Center in Montana is notifying 213, 543 patients, employees, and business associates after discovering that files with personal and protected health information were accessed without authorization. According to a notification submitted to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Logan first detected suspicious network behavior on November 22, 2021. On January 5, their investigation…
Boston law firm Taylor, Ganson & Perrin notifies clients of data breach
One month after first detecting a problem, Boston law firm Taylor, Ganson & Perrin LLP is providing notice of a data security breach. Like many law firms who have experienced breaches, clients’ medical information and what might be protected health information may have been accessed or acquired by the unnamed threat actor(s), but whether it…
Report: Missouri Governor’s Office Responsible for Teacher Data Leak
Brian Krebs reports on a follow-up to the case of Missouri’s Governor Parsons tried to sue a journalist and others who had responsibly disclosed and reported on a data leak by the state. The data leak first came to public attention in October, 2021 when Josh Renaud reported on the exposure and the steps the…