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Former Government Contractor Pleads Guilty To ID Theft Scheme

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Dissent

A former government contractor pleaded guilty Friday to stealing the identities of numerous co-workers to make purchases at online retailers such as Amazon, Express, and Victoria’s Secret. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Lakeisha Bradshaw, 28, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was a government contractor employed by Veteran Solutions, Inc., and was…

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Couple sues Virginia Mason Medical Center for 2nd time after winning $8.5M verdict

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dissent

Alyssa Rege reports: A Washington couple filed a second lawsuit against Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center, alleging the institution failed to provide information about multiple privacy breaches involving their medical and financial records, according to K-5 News. Matthew and Sarah Hipps, MD, previously sued VMMC in 2013. Read more on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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Walnut Place notifies patients of ransomware attack

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dissent

From their press release: On March 13, 2017, LCS-WP LLC d/b/a Walnut Place (“Walnut Place”) leadership discovered that some of its systems had been infected with ransomware (a type of computer malware that encrypts files). Walnut Place’s investigation has revealed that the ransomware began affecting its systems on or around January 25, 2017 and was…

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NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-breaking Computer Project to Entire Internet

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Dissent

Sam Biddle reports: IN EARLY DECEMBER 2016, Adam was doing what he’s always doing, somewhere between hobby and profession: looking for things that are on the internet that shouldn’t be. That week, he came across a server inside New York University’s famed Institute for Mathematics and Advanced Supercomputing, headed by the brilliant Chudnovsky brothers, David and Gregory. The…

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Chinese Hackers Must Pay $8.9 Million for Law Firm Data Theft

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site. Bob Van Voris reports: Three Chinese hackers who traded on data they stole from two top New York law firms were ordered by a judge to pay $8.9 million. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan on May 5 fined the men and ordered…

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Texas health system settles potential HIPAA violations for disclosing patient information

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dissent

Okay, this seems a bit harsh in terms of monetary penalty. From another HHS/OCR settlement announced today: Memorial Hermann Health System (MHHS) has agreed to pay $2.4 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and adopt a comprehensive corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…

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