On May 12, I posted a press release from Walnut Place about a ransomware attack that had occurred in January. Their press release did not disclose that they had become aware of a second ransomware attack on May 6. A new press release, dated today, does: On March 13, 2017, Walnut Place leadership was informed…
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Former MedAssist employee charged with trafficking stolen identities from Southeast Alabama Medical Center patients
WSFA reports: A woman whose job specialized in assisting medical patients has been charged with identity theft, according to the Dothan Police Department. Dothan Police say Malika Shanta Oliver, 40, is charged with trafficking stolen identities. An investigation revealed Oliver was employed by a company called MedAssist which specializes in assisting medical patients with insurance…
Ohio police, fire dispatch center hacked (UPDATED)
UPDATE of July 6: Wooster’s Law Director clarified for me that the data that were compromised came from police incident reports, which includes names and social security numbers and/or driver’s license numbers. The dispatch system is not a HIPAA-covered entity. According to Ms Applebaum, this incident was not related to WannaCry and the city has “measures in…
Indiana Medicaid patients warned of possible data breach
Kara Kenney reports: If you’re a Medicaid member in Indiana, you could be receiving a letter about a possible data breach involving your personal information. According to DXC Technology, the fiscal agent for the Indiana Health Coverage Program (IHCP), an internet hyperlink containing patient information was potentially accessible between February and May of 2017. The…
Some Erie County OCY cases part of statewide data breach
Kevin Flowers has more on a breach recently noted on this site: Officials with the Erie County Office of Children and Youth said that fewer than 30 Erie County children had their identities compromised as part of a recent data security breach involving a third-party vendor that affected approximately 1,800 child welfare cases statewide. The…
He left the company, but didn’t go away. Now, he’s going away for seven years.
David J. Neal reports on the sentencing of Jonathan Eubanks: A former Davie resident got seven years in federal prison for bedeviling Navarro Security Group with computer attacks after he resigned from the company. Attacks such as rerouting visitors to the company website to another security firms site. Or, deleting all the files on a company…