Network Solutions reports that some sites hosted on internetpro.net were defaced earlier today: Customer Sites Hacked August 1, 2015 – We have had reports of several customer sites which have been compromised by a hacker. The attacks seem to be confined to one server, and we have are working to restore the compromised sites. In the…
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Medical Informatics Engineering Breach Highlights Breach Notice, Privacy, And Cloud-Storage Issues
George Jenkins’ wife received a breach notification letter from Medical Informatics Engineering about their breach. And when George started investigating to find out why and how they happened to have his wife’s information, he was not happy with what he found out. Read the results of his digging and his thoughts on I’ve Been Mugged.
Update on Medical Informatics Engineering breach (update3)
I’ve previously reported on the breach at Medical Informatics Engineering that affected a number of their Medical Informatics Engineering and NoMoreClipboard clients. Today, they provided an update on the breach. Much of it is a rehash of the previous notification, but there are some additional details on the types of information compromised: The affected data relating to…
Army thought breach notification emails were phishing attempts
Oops. Jana Winter reports: Last month, in the wake of a series of massive breaches at the federal Office of Personnel Management, the Army issued a bulletin warning that some victims were being hit by hackers a second time, this time with an email phishing campaign asking them to input personal information into a third-party website to receive…
KY: Metro employees’ personal information at risk after breach at cloud vendor (updated)
No. This is not yet another data breach in the healthcare sector. What it appears to be is a surprisingly late notification in a previously known breach, though. WLKY reports that the personal information of potentially more than 10,000 Louisville metro workers who have Concentra health insurance may have been impacted by the Medical Informatics Engineering…
Army National Guard Infosec Failure Exposed 850K Service Members’ Info
Earlier this month, this site noted a security failure involving an Army National Guard data transfer. Today, Tara Seals reports that the number impacted is 850,000: The Army National Guard has exposed the personal information of more than 850,000 current and former members, by improperly handling a data transfer. The servicemen and women may have…