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MI: Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center notifies 42,200 patients about 2016 hack

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Dissent

After his victim allegedly didn’t respond to his repeated demands for a “security fee,”  a hacker accuses the victim of covering up a hack for almost two years.  One of the breaches added to HHS’s public breach tool this past week is a breach reported by Holland Eye Surgery and Laser Center in Michigan. The…

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France: New “Data Security Kit” Published by the ANSSI

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Dissent

Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé of DLA Piper write: …. In order to help organizations perform secure personal data processing and improve the overall digital security in France, the ANSSI has made available on its website (in French), a practical tool supplementing the French data protection supervisory authority’s (CNIL) own guidelines and recommendations on how…

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Court rejects prosecution’s request for longer sentence, sentences Karim Baratov to 5 years plus a $250,000 fine

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Dissent

SAN FRANCISCO – Karim Baratov, aka Kay, aka Karim Taloverov, aka Karim Akehmet Tokbergenov, 23, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine, which encompasses all of his remaining assets. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Alex G. Tse for the Northern District of California, Assistant Attorney…

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UK: Grant West, aka “Courvoisier,” sentenced to 10 years and eight months

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Dissent

A prolific computer hacker has been jailed for 10 years and eight months for stealing financial data and passwords belonging to tens of thousands of people in order to sell the information on the dark web. Grant West, 26, sent “phishing” emails, designed to look as if they came from legitimate businesses, to target customers…

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Aetna, still looking for scapegoat in HIV disclosure fiasco, sues plaintiffs firms

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Dissent

This case is the stuff derisive tweeters live for. Seriously. Aetna is only making itself look worse and worse. Alison Frankel reports: Aetna has intensified its search for someone else to blame for a settlement notification fiasco that has so far put the company on the hook for nearly $20 million. Aetna stands accused, as…

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New VPNFilter malware targets at least 500K networking devices worldwide

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dissent

Cisco’s Talos writes: For several months, Talos has been working with public- and private-sector threat intelligence partners and law enforcement in researching an advanced, likely state-sponsored or state-affiliated actor’s widespread use of a sophisticated modular malware system we call “VPNFilter.” We have not completed our research, but recent events have convinced us that the correct…

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