Brian Homewood reports: The governing body of global athletics (IAAF) said on Monday it had suffered a cyber attack which it believes has compromised information about athletes’ medical records. An IAAF statement said the hacking group known as Fancy Bear was believed to be behind the attack in February and that it targeted information concerning…
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Stolen backup drive contained personal and health info of Local 693 members
Local 693 Plumbers, Pipefitters & HVACR Technicians has disclosed a breach to those enrolled in its benefit fund. The incident has also been reported to HHS. From its notification to members: We are writing to notify you that a device containing information regarding participants and beneficiaries of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 693 Benefit Funds (“Funds”),…
MY: Hard disks, laptops stolen from Parti Cinta Sabah offices
Stephanie Lee reports: Hard disks and laptops containing important political information were stolen from Parti Cinta Sabah’s head office at the Nountun Industrial Estate near here. PCS president Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing’s corporate officer [sic] located on the second floor of the same building was also broken into. Read more on The Star.
Florida man pleads guilty in attempted hacking of Clinton Foundation
Nate Raymond and Nathan Layne report: A Florida man pleaded guilty in a case stemming from an attempted hacking of the Clinton Foundation on Thursday, months after he was sentenced to 42 years in prison in the wake of child pornography discovered on his computers during the probe. Timothy Sedlak, 43, pleaded guilty in federal…
Cleveland Food Bank Loses Personal Data for Dozens of Clients
Kevin Niedermier reports: Cleveland police are still looking for the stolen car that contained personal information on 44 Greater Cleveland Food Bank clients. The car was stolen last month after a food bank worker had collected the written information on assistance applications. Food bank Communications Director Karen Pozna says so far none of the affected clients have…
IN: Little Red Door Cancer Services of East Central Indiana hacked by TheDarkOverlord (CORRECTED AND UPDATED)
CORRECTION: On January 17, DataBreaches.net learned that although this site accurately reported on statements made by Aimee Fant, Executive Director of Little Red Door Cancer Services of East Central Indiana (LRD) in an internal email to those involved in addressing a hack by TheDarkOverlord, the director’s statements to her staff and colleagues allegedly contained errors or somewhat misleading explanations….