Last month, DataBreaches.net was contacted by Kromtech Security’s research team and asked to assist it in alerting a medical billing firm that they were exposing patients’ personal and protected health information on their backup server. On June 12, DataBreaches.net sent iMax Medical Billing in Ohio a message and left them a voice mail, alerting them…
Category: Exposure
The AA Exposed Emails, Credit Card Data, and Didn’t Inform Customers
Joseph Cox reports: Last week rumours of a potentially serious data breach at UK car insurance company the AA circulated in the security research community. In response, the AA’s customer support Twitter account downplayed those fears, and told users that their data remained secure. However, an exposed server contained sensitive information on over 100,000 AA…
Minister Acknowledges Sunshine List Privacy Breach
An investigation is underway into an apparent privacy breach that occurred yesterday, as government released its Sunshine List for 2016. The report lists all employees in government and government agencies, boards and commissions who made more than $100,000 dollars last year. 43 employees were granted exemptions from the list, to protect their safety, mental or…
Officials: Nearly 200 children in region affected by data security breach
Ron Musselman reports: Approximately 1,800 children had their identities compromised in a data security breach, including 186 in the region, according to the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. The breach was discovered in May 2017. […] Authorities said the information may have included personal identifiable information and personal health information. Read more on WJACTV.
UK: Government data site user details leak
BBC reports: The government digital service is to make users of its data.gov.uk website change their passwords, following a security breach. It said a database of usernames and email addresses had been discovered on a publicly accessible system during a routine security review. Read more on BBC.
Ladbrokes could face inquiry after betting addicts’ details found in bin bag
Rob Davies reports: Ladbrokes could face an investigation from the gambling regulator over an incident in which confidential information about betting addicts, including photos, names and addresses, was found in a bin bag on the street. The Gambling Commission said it was looking into the bookmaker’s compliance with data protection laws after a passer-by found…