Just another day on the internet, where hackers are hacking and leakers are leaking and thedarkoverlord is dumping PHI data from american based companies yet again. The associated with this partial leak of data is not anything new, databreaches.net had reported on this a back in august and now thedarkoverlord has partially come public with…
Category: Health Data
Peachtree Orthopedic Clinic notifies patients of hack (Update3)
Months after it was hacked by TheDarkOverlord, a second Atlanta orthopedic clinic notifies patients. Peachtree Orthopedic Clinic in Atlanta has disclosed that they were hacked. WSBTV has the story. But the hack wasn’t on September 22 as the news cast seems to suggest – that’s just when they confirmed it. This is all quite interesting, because I had…
Ca: 19 patients affected in ‘accidental’ Eastern Health privacy breach
CBC News reports: Eastern Health is calling a privacy breach involving 19 patients at a travelling clinic in Happy Valley-Goose Bay “accidental.” “I apologize to all of the patients, as well as their families, for this accidental material breach,” said Eastern Health CEO David Diamond in a news release Wednesday. The health authority said the personal information of…
Aesthetic Dentistry Hacked by thedarkoverlord
Today a hacker using the name @tdohack3r aka thedarkoverlord has announced a small breach on another service that has exposed PII (personal identifiable information) and PHI (personal health information). This breach announced today was on Aesthetic Dentistry and appears that it may only effect a small amount of 3,500 persons which is very small compared…
Va. launches investigation after discovering 20-30 boxes of veterans’ records in ex-Veterans Services employee’s storage unit
Mark Bowes reports: A state investigation is underway after authorities said they discovered 20 to 30 boxes of documents, including claims filed by veterans, in a storage unit once leased by a former Virginia Department of Veterans Services employee who worked at the agency’s veterans benefits office at McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Veterans Services…
LabMD asks the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to Stay FTC’s Final Order
The FTC wouldn’t grant a stay when LabMD requested a stay of their final order, so not surprisingly, LabMD is seeking an immediate and temporary stay from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. I’ve uploaded the motion here (pdf). I think they make a strong case for a stay, but see what you think after you…