On March 11, Burlington County Times reported: Virtua Medical Group, the network of doctors exclusively affiliated with the South Jersey health system, reported Friday that patient information — including names and treatments over a five-year period — was accidentally released and viewable on the Internet in January. The medical group learned on Jan. 21 that…
Category: Exposure
Animal rights hacktivists attack Japanese tourism site, dump tables, visitor data
Over on HackRead, Waqas notes that hacktivists under the banner of Anonymous have attacked a Japanese site (visit-jy.com), operated by the Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture Tourism Promotion Division. The vulnerable url involved the Akiyoshidai Safari Land – a zoo where tourists can Observe animals closely in a near natural environment. There is open space to come in touch with cute…
Records from juvenile program run by Sheriff’s Office found dumped in Detroit
Gus Burns reports: The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department is looking into the discovery of illegally dumped records in Detroit Tuesday that originated from an at-risk juvenile program the agency operated. WDIV-TV, Channel 4 News On Tuesday learned about “piles” of juvenile records including pictures, phone numbers and “other sensitive information.” Wayne County denied there was any…
Hacker group Anonymous begins releasing personal information on Donald Trump
Matt Levin reports: Hacker group Anonymous declared war on Donald Trump this week. On Thursday, they started releasing personal information on the Republican front-runner for president. The group allegedly has posted Trump’s Social Security number and his phone number on the site Pastebin. The cyber-attack also claims to have published the phone numbers his agent…
UC Baby shuts down ultrasound video service due to lack of security
Yvonne Colbert reports: It bills itself as Canada’s No. 1 trusted company for 3D ultrasounds, but UC Baby has shut down its video service across the country because of a lack of security, after a CBC News investigation raised questions about whether customers can trust the service to protect their privacy. A tip from a viewer…
Confidential Ohio medical records exposed
Derrick Waller reports: A Cuyahoga County man said he stumbled upon a data breach involving medical records filed by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he filed a claim with the department. When he logged onto the state BWC website and entered his personal claim…