The following is a press release: Asante announced today that it is notifying individuals related to a privacy incident involving certain patient information. On July 13, 2016, Asante determined that an employee had inappropriately accessed certain electronic patient records. Asante immediately began an investigation related to this incident and the specific employee, which was completed on July…
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IN: McDonald’s employee stole about 100 credit card numbers while working drive-thru
Gabby Gonzalez reports: Newly unsealed court documents reveal how detectives were able to track down a McDonald’s employee who allegedly stole around 100 credit card numbers while working the drive-thru. Police say Makeisha Roberts, the McDonald’s employee, and Quentin Deshawn Creamer worked together to steal customers’ information and make fake credit cards they used to…
Hitsniffer ceases trading because of a malicious-insider data leak
Roi Perez reports: Hitsniffer, a website analytics company, has gone offline after an internal data breach which it claims was carried out by a former member of staff who helped set the company up. According to the company, the member of staff stole a database of all of its clients and is now emailing them…
Fired Tech Worker Denies Stealing Secrets
Nicholas Iovino reports the latest development in a case previously noted on this site: A fired Silicon Valley tech worker pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to computer fraud charges related to his alleged theft of trade secrets from his former employer last year. Jing Zeng, 43, of San Ramon, was arrested at the San Francisco International Airport in…
Village of Oak Park incident reported to HHS six months later?
So it seems there was a reported insider breach affecting the Village of Oak Park, Illinois earlier this year. It was picked up by their local media at the time, but never reported to HHS. It’s now been reported to HHS, which is what sent me looking for coverage. On February 25, the Cook County Chronicle…
Ca: Massive unreported security breach, $2 million alleged fraud at NorQuest College
Charles Rusnel and Jennie Russell report on a massive insider breach affecting NorQuest College executives and employees. The breach seems to have occurred in 2012, but is first coming to light. At the heart of the breach is Clarence Orleski, the college’s former manager of technology infrastructure. The scope of what he is alleged to have done is extensive,…