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)
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….
Immigrant Legal Resource Center database hacked
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center was apparently hacked (pdf) at some time prior to April 10, but there’s no indication in their notification to the NH Attorney General’s Office as to how many people had their names and credit card numbers compromised.
Hackers may have gotten to Virginia health professions computers
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…
Hacker: I broke into Twitter
Bob McMillan of IDG News Service reports: For the second time this year, a hacker has gained administrative access to a Twitter employee’s account. On Wednesday, an anonymous hacker going by the name of Hacker Croll posted 13 screenshots to a French online discussion forum, apparently captured while logged into the Twitter account of Jason…
WV: Bar association reports hack; members’ personal info at risk
The Associated Press is reporting that the West Virginia State Bar’s web site and network were hacked and that members’ names, mail and e-mail addresses, lawyer identification numbers, and Social Security numbers of some members and former members may be compromised. The breach was reportedly discovered “recently” and there is no indication as to when…