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Three men associated with Anonymous Australia facing jail time: Part 1

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Dissent

Three men affiliated with Anonymous Australia are facing jail time: one for incitement, and two for serious hacking charges that could send each man to prison  for many years. DataBreaches.net started looking into all three cases and how the men’s paths crossed. In this post, we provide some background and details on one of the cases. Future posts will…

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Interpol alerted as teenage hacker from Perth flees to Europe

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Dissent

Richard Guilliatt reports: A teenage computer hacker from Perth who faces 25 charges relat­ing to alleged attacks on Microsoft and the US army has absconded overseas, prompting Australian authorities to alert Interpol. The 19 year-old — yet to face trial despite being charged two years ago —  has told The Weekend Australian he moved to Europe last…

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Senator Leahy introduces Consumer Privacy Protection Act; federal data breach notification law

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Dissent

Eric Chabrow reports: Privacy advocates in the Senate have unveiled a national data breach notification bill that would allow states to keep their own laws if they provide more stringent reporting and privacy protections than offered by the federal government. The Consumer Privacy Protection Act, introduced April 30, is sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont…

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DOJ Issues Data Breach Guidance

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Dissent

Alston & Bird write: On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, the Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) Cybersecurity Unit issued new, detailed guidance on data breach incident response best practices.  The document was announced at an invitation-only round table hosted by DOJ and provides guidance on what DOJ regards as “best practices for victims and potential…

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Phishing attack hits another healthcare system

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Dissent

Partners Healthcare System has become the latest healthcare system to disclose that patient data was compromised by employees falling for phishing attacks: Partners HealthCare System, Inc. and its affiliated institutions and hospitals, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital,North Shore Medical Center, Partners Continuing Care, and Newton-Wellesley Hospital (“Partners…

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And then there were four five (Ascension Health entities breached)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Dissent

Now that I know what I’m looking for, I’m finding more evidence of targeted email attacks affecting members of Ascension Health. For previous reports on this incident, read here and here.  On March 16, Sacred Heart Health System in Florida posted this notice on their site about a breach they reported to HHS as affecting…

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