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Delhi HC issues notice in Shamnad Basheer’s plea seeking damages for Aadhaar data leaks

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Dissent

Aditi Singh reports: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Central government in a plea seeking damages for Aadhaar data leaks. The respondents were granted six weeks’ time to file their replies in the matter. A Division Bench of  Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Anu Malhotra was hearing a…

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Augusta University Health breach risks health, personal information of 417,000

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dissent

Matt Kempner reports on a developing story: A breach of email accounts at Augusta University Health may have exposed sensitive  health and personal information of about 417,000 people, including patients around the state, the university announced Thursday. Those at risk are primarily patients of Augusta University Health, including Augusta University Medical Center (which is the…

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Melbourne teen hacked into Apple’s secure computer network, court told

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dissent

Erin Pearson reports: A Melbourne private schoolboy who repeatedly broke into Apple’s secure computer systems is facing criminal charges after the technology giant called in the FBI. The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, broke into Apple’s mainframe from his suburban home on multiple occasions over a year because he was such a…

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WI: Adams County data breach exposed personal information of 258,120 people

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Dissent

From the yeah-this-isn’t-good dept. Caitlin Shuda reports: A data breach exposed the names, addresses, personal information and even photographs of more than 250,000 people with information on Adams County computer systems. Officials in a statement on Friday said they do not have evidence that personal data was stolen, but urged those affected by the breach…

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Comcast breach exposes 26.5m customers’ Social Security Numbers and partial addresses

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Dissent

Cory Doctorow reports: Comcast Xfininty’s login page had an easily found bug that allowed anyone to gain access to the Social Security Numbers and partial home addresses of over 26.5 million customers. Comcast spokesapologist David McGuire says the company patched the bug quickly after being notified of its existence by security researcher Ryan Stevenson, and…

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Protenus 2018 Q2 Report: 3.14M Patient Records Breached As Patients Are Increasingly Anxious About Health Data Security

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dissent

As regular readers know by now, DataBreaches.net compiles data from health data breaches in the U.S. for Protenus, Inc.  For the past few years, Protenus published monthly statistics and analyses, but this year, shifted to a quarterly report with more analyses and some fascinating proprietary data.  Here’s an example of what you’ll find in their…

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