Brian Krebs reports: Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food chain with nearly 3,600 locations across 45 U.S. states, has acknowledged a breach affecting an unknown number of store payment systems. The ongoing breach may have led to a fire sale on millions of stolen credit and debit card accounts that are now being peddled in shadowy underground…
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Auburn Eye Care Associates: Can you see it NOW?
Earlier today, TheDarkOverlord revealed another hack involving patient data: Auburn Eye Care Associates of Auburn, CA. We’ve stolen many thousands of patient records from their EHR system. https://t.co/KDdIUJ59OY — thedarkoverlord (@tdo_hackers) September 26, 2017 Auburn Eye Care Associates of Auburn, CA. We’ve stolen many thousands of patient records from their EHR system. http://www.auburneyedocs.com/ Although TheDarkOverlord…
A legal expert weighs in on Student Disability Services’ accidental leak of 299 emails
Olivia Sylvester reports: After an email from [ University of Pennsylvania] Student Disability Services on Sept. 6 accidentally revealed the email addresses of 299 students who receive accommodations, Drexel University Law professor Robert Field said Penn will likely receive a “slap on the wrist” in terms of legal repercussions. I’d be surprised if they received…
NY: Woman Stole Elderly Identities To Fund ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’; Cops Say
CBS News reports: A Huntington Station woman has been accused of ripping off physical therapy patients to pay for cosmetic surgery. Suffolk County Police say Andrea Echevarria pilfered personal information from records kept by her old employer, Deer Park PTDC — a physical therapy office located in Deer Park. Authorities allege that Echevarria used the…
MA: SMART Physical Therapy hacked by TheDarkOverlord
SMART (“Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapy”) Physical Therapy has two locations in Massachusetts: one in Malden and one in Reading. But it doesn’t matter which one patients may have been treated at, as data from all of their patients was recently hacked by TheDarkOverlord. And not surprisingly, the attackers tried to extort the clinic. Having…
S.E.C. Says It Was a Victim of Computer Hacking Last Year
Alexandra Stevenson and Carlos Tejada report that the S.E.C. has disclosed it was hacked last year: The disclosure, coming on the heels of a data breach at Equifax, the major consumer credit reporting firm, is likely to intensify concerns over potential computer vulnerabilities lurking among pillars of the American financial system. The Securities and Exchange…