Kimberly Pierceall reports: A hacker posted several thousand Norfolk Admirals customers’ email accounts, addresses and names on Wednesday, but the team’s online security firm says the data breach affected only about 250 customers. Norfolk Admirals Vice President Joe Gregory said his online security firm eliminated duplicates and spam email addresses from the list, significantly winnowing…
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Vidant Health notifies patients whose PHI was exposed in court bankruptcy filings
Vidant Health, who notified employees at its Duplin hospital of a breach in February, has been notifying patients of a separate breach. In a letter to 897 patients, Privacy Officer Joy Hardee writes that Vidant first discovered a problem on January 14, 2016. The letter does not indicate when the breach first occurred, however. … We are…
Mattel nearly loses $3M to a phishing scam
Bryan Clark reports: A finance executive fell victim to a phishing scam that saw the Los Angeles-based maker of children’s toys wire a cool $3 million to Chinese hackers. Expertly timed during a period of corporate change, the email hit the inbox of the unnamed executive and requested a new vendor payment in the amount of…
Hackers Breach Law Firms, Including Cravath, Weil Gotshal
Remember a few days ago when I noted that the FBI had issued a Private Industry Notification to law firms? This is related…. Nicole Hong and Robin Sidel report: Hackers broke into the computer networks at some of the country’s most prestigious law firms, and federal investigators are exploring whether they stole confidential information for the purpose…
FTC Approves Final Order in Oracle Java Security Case
After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Oracle alleging that the company deceived consumers about the security provided by updates to its Java Platform Standard Edition software. The settlement was first announced in December 2015. In its complaint, the FTC alleged that Oracle was aware…
WA: Olympia man suspected of stealing hard drives from federal offices
Amelia Dickson reports: A Thurston County judge has set bail at $10,000 for Nicholas W. Perring, an Olympia man suspected of stealing hard drives containing names and Social Security numbers from a federal office. […] According to court documents, Perring is suspected of breaking into four offices, all at 701 Capitol Way S., on two…