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Hack of former DST business exposes Blue Cross Blue Shield member info

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Dissent

This may turn out to be one of the biggest healthcare sector breaches of the year. Kansas City Business Journals reports: Newkirk Products Inc. reported a security breach of personal information for health insurance ID cards, including those for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. However, Newkirk said in a Friday release, the breach did not…

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Nordic Consulting Partners email gaffe exposes PHI

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Dissent

External counsel for Nordic Consulting Partners has notified the NH Attorney General’s Office of a breach: This Firm represents Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc. (“Nordic”) in connection with a situation where an email with the wrong attachment was inadvertently sent out to current and former Nordic employees. The attachment contained the personal information of the recipients…

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Extortion demand on Athens Orthopedic Clinic escalates as patient data is dumped

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dissent

On June 26, DataBreaches.net reported that several databases with patient information had allegedly been hacked and put up for sale on the dark net by hackers calling themselves TheDarkOverlord (TDO). This site subsequently identified one of the entities as the Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Georgia, and contacted them to alert them that it appeared that…

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PA: Patient info taken from Mountaintop Area Medical Center

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dissent

Charlotte Ames reports: Patients of a medical center in the region may have had their personal information compromised. In a statement, Mountaintop Area Medical Center in Snowshoe, Centre County said it became aware on May 24 that a former employee likely removed one of its patient listings. […] Statement from their web site: Dear Patients…

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FBI: ‘IcyEagle’ hacker stole bank passwords, sold them on AlphaBay

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dissent

Ryan Kruger reports: He lived in a world of anonymity. Going by the screen name “IcyEagle” he hid in the deep web. But now Aaron Glende has been exposed as an alleged hacker. The Winona, Minn. man was arrested by Atlanta-based FBI agents, charged with bank fraud and identity theft. According to a federal indictment…

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Massive Cyber Attack at Banner Health Affects 3.7M Individuals

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dissent

Rajiv Leventhal reports: Phoenix-based Banner Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S., announced on August 3 that it is notifying approximately 3.7 million individuals about a breach in which cyber attackers gained unauthorized access to computer systems that process payment card data at food and beverage outlets at certain Banner locations. The…

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