Marcos Ortiz reports: A teen claimed boredom caused him to hack into a school’s computer network. It happened during last year’s school year at Taylorsville High School. But the case was recently unsealed by a judge. The 18-year-old who doesn’t want his name disclosed said he has not been charged with a crime but has been told…
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The Coca-Cola Breach and Who’s on Hook for Security of Employee Data
Chris Opfer writes: Six years after Shane Enslin left his repairman job at a Coca-Cola distribution plant in Pennsylvania, the company told him that his Social Security number and other personal information might have fallen into the wrong hands. A few months later, a declined credit card upended his family vacation. Then came a third…
Palomar Health notifying patients after nurse caught snooping in records
As seen on their site: Notice to Palomar Health Patients Regarding Unauthorized Access of Patient Health Information Palomar Health is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of our patients’ information and we regret to inform you of an incident involving some of that information. Sometime between February 10, 2016 and May 7, 2017, some…
Police: Medical workers stole patient info for narcotic prescriptions
Many pet owners already know that a lot of medications used to treat humans are also used to treat other species. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised when veterinary personnel engage in wrongdoing to access medications. Ellen Eldridge reports on some recent insider wrongdoing cases that include one from a veterinary hospital: Shelby Oryan Scoville of…
So easy children could do it? Centennial School District Hacked by Students
Travis Loose reports: The Centennial School District on Friday announced a security breach within its student information systems. District officials do not currently believe any important student information was taken, however the investigation is ongoing. Two Centennial High School students — a junior and senior, both under 18 — are responsible for data breach, school…
German Health Ministry lobbyist data theft trial begin
Two men accused of stealing data from the Federal Ministry of Health face trial in Berlin Thursday. A system administrator is alleged to have provided a pharmaceutical lobbyist with inside information. An external IT expert working for the German Health Ministry is being charged with receiving bribes from a lobbyist working for the pharmaceutical industry to spy…