Typically, when an entity posts a link to a security breach notification on their web site, it’s a normal or small font. If you’re lucky, it’s positioned so that you stand a chance of spotting it immediately. But Mercy Medical Center Redding wanted to make sure they caught their patients’ attention with this graphic on…
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Swing and a miss? Topps apps database leaked fans’ info
When security researcher Chris Vickery was unable to get sports trading card giant Topps to respond to his notification that a database was exposing mobile apps fans’ information, DataBreaches.net stepped up to the plate. The exposed database was not the first time MacKeeper security researcher Chris Vickery had seen Topps mobile app fan data leaking….
Texas Health & Human Services Commission notifies 600 after contractor can’t locate 600 records
The Texas Health & Human Services Commission posted this notification to their site on June 17: The Health and Human Services Commission is notifying people about the accidental loss of protected health information. The breach may affect a little more than 600 people who applied for benefits. Iron Mountain, an HHSC contractor, was storing boxes…
In: Sec V techie held for data theft
Dwaipayan Ghosh reports: Kolkata: A BTech engineer working in a Sector V firm was arrested by the Bidhannagar cyber fraud wing for allegedly cheating on the US-based clients of another city-based IT company of lakhs. The accused — Akhilesh Shaw (31) — is a resident of Golpark’s Panchanantala and was arrested last Friday. The modus operandi…
Sour grapes? Santikos sues former San Antonio vendor in phone hacking case
Patrick Danner reports: Santikos Theaters Inc. is suing CBS Telephone & Data after the former vendor allegedly sought revenge for a canceled contract by hacking into the movie house’s computerized phone system and playing a message to callers saying the number was disconnected. San Antonio-based CBS is accused of hacking the entertainment company’s phones after…
Data Breach at Annapolis Parking Garages Possible: City
Jennifer van der Kleut reports: Annapolis government officials are warning of a potential data breach of customer information at three local parking garages. Annapolis Mayor Michael Pantelides issued a statement Tuesday indicating that a breach may have occurred at the Noah Hillman, Gotts Court and Knighton parking garages, affecting customers that used the garage over…