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LoanBase hack due to hack in WordPress blog

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Dissent

JP Buntinx reports: The name LoanBase might ring a bell for most Bitcoin users as the company has been around for quite some time, albeit under a different name. Until a few months ago, this company was known under the name BitLendingClub, but the LoanBase rebranding gives the service a more professional appeal to users not versed in…

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Leaked police files contain guarantees disciplinary records will be kept secret

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Dissent

So it seems the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) hack and data dump did  disclose some documents that while not shocking to me, are somewhat annoying to the public. George Joseph reports: Contracts between police and city authorities, leaked after hackers breached the website of the country’s biggest law enforcement union, contain guarantees that disciplinary records…

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LabMD’s answering brief captures how ridiculous FTC’s case was, and is

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dissent

I’ve been relatively quiet on this blog recently about FTC v. LabMD, but having read the latter’s answering brief to FTC’s appeal of Judge Chappell’s initial decision, I would encourage everyone to read LabMD’s  brief, uploaded to this site. It really hits all the points/issues that have concerned me since the FTC first announced enforcement action against…

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Eight months after laptop theft, Oceans Acquisitions notifies patients

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dissent

Strike 1: Storing PHI on inactive or terminated patients on a mobile device. Strike 2: Leaving a laptop with unencrypted PHI in an unattended car. Strike 3: Not knowing you had PHI on the stolen laptop. If this was baseball, I’d call Oceans Acquisitions out. But it’s not, so… As seen on TXheadlines.com: an explanation…

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Gyft Notifies Affected Users of Security Incident

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dissent

Back in December, Brian Krebs reported: Digital gift card retailer Gyft has forced a password reset for some of its users. The move comes in response to the theft of usernames and passwords from a subset of Gyft customers. Mountain View, Calif. based Gyft lets customers buy and use gift cards entirely from their mobile…

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UCF hit with potential class action lawsuit in Social Security hack

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dissent

That was quick – but also interesting.  Sean Levin reports: A former University of Central Florida student body president and member of UCF’s Board of Trustees filed a class action lawsuit against the university Friday after being victimized in UCF’s massive Social Security number hack. The lawsuit was filed in federal court, in the Orlando…

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