On Friday, December 1, lawyers for an infosec researcher who has been in jail since April will argue that U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey should release Justin Shafer from jail while he awaits trial. For those who are not familiar with the case, Shafer, a dental integrator technician and independent infosecurity researcher, faces federal…
Category: Health Data
Man linked to TheDarkOverlord sentenced to 3 years in jail
Sam Wildman reports that a Wellingborough, U.K. man who has been linked to TheDarkOverlord has been sentenced to jail for three years, but for crimes that do not unequivocally appear to be the work of the blackhat hacking collective. “Crafty Cockney,” whose real name is Nathan Wyatt, had pleaded guilty in September to 20 counts…
UK: Consultants’ letters about 9 patients given to wrong patient
Elgan Hearn reports that the ICO is investigating a breach involving sensitive information of nine patients. An envelope containing the nine letters from a consultant for patients right across Shropshire were wrongly included in a letter sent to a patient in Newtown. The envelope was passed on to health campaigner Cllr Joy Jones, who brought the…
UPMC Susquehanna notifies 1,200 patients of data breach
The Daily Item reports: UPMC Susquehanna has notified 1,200 patients treated at various UPMC Susquehanna locations that their personal information — including names, dates of birth, contact information and Social Security numbers — may have been inappropriately accessed. Read more on Daily Item. So far, it’s reading like a phishing incident.
CA: Privacy breaches in Stanford file system affect 200 people
Fangzhou Liu, Hannah Knowles and Ada Statler report on a breach that has nightmarish qualities to it: very sensitive information exposed, but you can’t figure out for how long and you can’t determine who, if anyone, accessed it? Ugh….. Stanford is in the process of notifying some 200 people — a mix of employees and…
Another day, another email gaffe
The Department of Social and Health Services’ Behavioral Health Administration confirmed Thursday that a spreadsheet containing private information of 515 patients at Western State Hospital was sent to an incorrect email address. Read more on QFox13.