Typically, when an entity posts a link to a security breach notification on their web site, it’s a normal or small font. If you’re lucky, it’s positioned so that you stand a chance of spotting it immediately. But Mercy Medical Center Redding wanted to make sure they caught their patients’ attention with this graphic on…
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Hackers Just Leaked Personal Data of US Military Officials and it’s Legit
Waqas writes: Ghost Squad Hackers (GSH) made their entry a few months ago by conducting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and Black Lives Matter websites. The group then took part in Anonymous‘ linked operation OpIcarus against banking and financial institutions but the latest attack shows the hackers have graduated to a whole new level. Yes, Ghost Squad…
Swing and a miss? Topps apps database leaked fans’ info
When security researcher Chris Vickery was unable to get sports trading card giant Topps to respond to his notification that a database was exposing mobile apps fans’ information, DataBreaches.net stepped up to the plate. The exposed database was not the first time MacKeeper security researcher Chris Vickery had seen Topps mobile app fan data leaking….
Former ProMedica therapist convicted of illegally obtaining patient data
An update on a previously noted insider breach case. From NBC24: A former ProMedica respiratory therapist has been convicted in federal court of illegally obtaining health information while employed at Bay Park Hospital. A trial began against Jamie Knapp, 27, began on Monday in U.S. District Court in Toledo. The former ProMedica employee was tried…
Palm Beach County Resident Pleads Guilty in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy Involving Students and Other Individuals’ Personal Identifying Information
A Palm Beach County resident pled guilty for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund fraud conspiracy involving students and other individuals’ personal identifying information (PII). Oniel Winston Scarlett, 28, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, to retain and conceal monies stolen from the United States, and to commit identity…
Abingdon Avon employee arrested a month after a data breach
There’s a follow-up to an investigation noted previously on this site. KWQC reports that the he Abingdon-Avon School District’s IT Director has been arrested just a month after the district revealed it was investigating an employee for a data breach impacting student grades and grade point averages (GPAs). Court records show Mark L. Rodgers is charged with…