Bleeping Computer reports that Verizon has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office of an insider data breach affecting 63,206 employees. According to their sample notice of what was sent to those affected, an employee gained unauthorized access to employee data on September 21, 2023, although Verizon didn’t discover the problem until December. The types of…
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HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles Malicious Insider Cybersecurity Investigation for $4.75 Million
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Montefiore Medical Center, a non-profit hospital system based in New York City for several potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. OCR is responsible for administering and enforcing health information…
Ex-CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years for giving secrets to WikiLeaks
The Guardian reports: A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer who was convicted for carrying out the largest theft of classified information in the agency’s history and of charges related to child abuse imagery was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday. The 40-year sentence by US district judge Jesse Furman was for…
GA: Students hack into Fulton County Schools IT systems, district says
Hope Dean reports: At least one student is believed to have hacked into some of Fulton County Schools’ information technology (IT) systems, the district announced Wednesday. The breach involved one or more students from FCS Innovation Academy, a STEM-focused magnet high school in Alpharetta. It is unknown what systems were accessed or if any data…
Ex-IRS contractor who leaked Trump’s tax returns sentenced to 5 years
Salvador Rizzo reports: A former IRS contractor who leaked a slew of confidential tax records filed by the wealthiest Americans, including those of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Monday to the maximum of five years in prison. Charles Littlejohn pleaded guilty last year to one count of unauthorized disclosure of income tax returns. Littlejohn, 38, admitted that he…
Former Executive Sentenced to Probation for HIPAA Violation
Steve Alder reports: Mark Kevin Robison, a former vice president of Commonwealth Health Corporation (now Med Center Health) in Kentucky has been sentenced to 2 years’ probation and ordered to pay $140,000 in restitution after reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors over a HIPAA violation. Robison pled guilty to knowingly disclosing the protected health…