SAN FRANCISCO – A federal criminal complaint, filed on February 4, 2019, was unsealed in San Francisco today, charging John C. Fry with unlawful disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and United States Department of the Treasury, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), Special Agent in Charge Rod…
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PA: Judge rejects claim by attorneys for former Franklin Regional student charged in cyberattack
Rich Cholodofsky has an update on a case that started in 2016. Evidence collected against a former high school student charged with launching a series of cyber attacks in 2016 that disabled computer systems throughout Westmoreland County can be used at her trial, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Common Pleas Judge Tim Krieger rejected a…
Kentucky Counseling Center notifies more than 16,000 patients after discovering suspected insider-wrongdoing breach
On February 11, Kentucky Counseling Center notified HHS of a breach impacting 16,440 patients. Using HHS’s coding system to report, the incident was reported as a case of unauthorized access/disclosure involving EMR. But on their site, KCC makes clear that they suspect a former employee of taking a list of patient information. The full notification…
Data breach rumours abound as UK Labour Party locks down access to member databases
Rebecca Hill reports: The UK’s Labour Party has been forced to lock down access to membership databases and campaign tools over concerns the info was being sucked up by breakaway MPs, in a possible breach of data protection laws. The party’s general secretary, Jennie Formby, yesterday said Labour had “become aware of a number of…
CN: Ziroom employee in data theft trial
Here’s a news report that I really wish wasn’t behind a paywall, as I haven’t seen other coverage of this case elsewhere — at least I haven’t found any yet. Tom Marling reports: Embattled Chinese rental property provider Ziroom is facing yet another public controversy. A former employee of the Beijing-based platform went on trial at…
PH: Tuburan, Sotto hospital incidents: Publicizing video is the offense
Pachico A. Seares reports: WHEN Dr. Wyben Briones owned up the profession’s mantra of confidentiality to news reporters more than 10 years ago, the local medical community was stung with the embarrassment over the “rectum canister scandal.” A video clip was passed from phone to phone and uploaded on YouTube, showing doctors and nurses at…