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Sony Pictures admits HIPAA data might have been compromised during breach

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Dissent

Steve Ragan reports: In a breach notification letter sent to employees this week, Sony Pictures outlines the full scope of data that was compromised by attackers shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday. […] “In addition, unauthorized individuals may have obtained (ix) HIPAA protected health information, such as name, Social Security Number, claims, appeals information you submitted…

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VA provides snapshot into their infosecurity defense

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Dissent

The Veterans Administration has introduced a new snapshot element to their monthly reports to Congress, and it’s informative. For the month of October, they report: Intrusion Attempts (Blocked): 12,148,205 Malware (Blocked/Contained): 206,564,180 Suspicious/Malicious Emails (Blocked):  71,598,834 Infected Medical Devices (Contained)** 27 Outgoing Unencrypted Emails (Blocked) 96 ** Running total of medical device infections for which remediation efforts are underway In…

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In Illinois– Identity Thieves Have an Ally

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Dissent

Like too many consumers, reporter Evelyn Wilkerson seems to have been living under a rock: Sometimes in journalism, a story appears right in front of you. That’s what happened with Eyewitness news Morning Anchor, Evelyn Wilkerson — when a family friend became a victim of identity theft after having a stroke. So, she dug into…

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KR: College student arrested for hacking 104 websites

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Dissent

Koh Seok-Seung reports: The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced yesterday that it has arrested a 20-year-old college student yesterday on the suspicion of hacking 104 websites across 24 countries in a bid to show off his technical prowess. The student, surnamed Jang, collected 280,000 pieces of information from November 2013 to August by hacking various…

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Goldilocks and the three data breach estimates

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Dissent

Estimate in haste, repent in leisure?  Over on PHIprivacy.net, I recently reported on a breach in Jersey City involving patient records stolen from a shed behind a doctor’s office. The first media report, on NJ.com, said Dr. Nisar A. Quraishi told police that 40,000 patients’ records had been stolen. At 40,000, that incident would qualify as the second largest breach…

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68% of Healthcare Data Breaches Due to Device Loss or Theft, Not Hacking

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Dissent

Jasmine Pennic reports: 68 percent of all healthcare data breaches since 2010 are due to device theft or loss, according to the 2014 Healthcare Breach Report from Bitglass. Despite the recent headlines of hacker attacks to hospitals, only 23 percent of healthcare data breaches were a result of cybercriminals compromising networks and exfiltrating data. The findings come…

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