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Update: Virginia Health Data Potentially Held Hostage

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Dissent

Thomas Claburn of InformationWeek reports: An extortion demand posted on WikiLeaks seeks $10 million to return over 8 million patient records and 35 million prescriptions allegedly stolen from Virginia Department of Health Professions. The note reads: “ATTENTION VIRGINIA I have your sh**! In *my* possession, right now, are 8,257,378 patient records and a total of…

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Ohio Heritage Bank replaces cards due to HPY breach (updated)

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Dissent

Heartland Payment Systems may be back in VISA’s good graces as PCI-Compliant, but the impact of the breach continues to emerge. Leonard Hayhurst of Coshocton Tribune reports that Ohio Heritage Bank was alerted over the weekend that 800 debit cards   were compromised due to the breach.  Of the 800 cards,  15 showed fraudulent charges….

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Dutch consumer site exposed personal information

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Dissent

According to a summary of a news story in NOS offered by Karin Spaink, a Dutch agency that resolves consumer disputes with businesses was making everyone’s files available to anyone who logged in to the site. The Dispute Committee handles more than 10,000 complaints per year, and files going back to 2005 could be retrieved….

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: In Oregon, Ashley Marie Crayton, Devona Lenee Franklin, and Vivian Wang have been charged with ID theft after a complaint from a Wells Fargo branch. More. In California, Cherie Ann Deloura was arrested on charges relating to a scam in which she added her name as an authorized user to American…

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Hackers may have gotten to Virginia health professions computers

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

Tammie Smith of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Virginia Department of Health Professions servers containing licensing information on all licensed health professionals may have been hacked. All 36 computer servers were shut down “after a midday message popped up on some computer screens that implied the system was being hacked.” The department is investigating and…

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CO: Sensitive documents were not secure?

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

Peter Marcus of The Denver Daily News reports: City employees and officials are in the midst of a blame game over unsecured juvenile court records and sensitive personnel files. Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher yesterday issued an alert warning of security concerns over unsecured juvenile court records, as well as sensitive personnel files, left open to…

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