Debbie L. Sklar reports an update to a breach lawsuit reported previously on this site: A hospital patient who stuck pencils in her eyes in a suicide attempt, then found out that a photo of her self-mutilation turned up on the Internet three years later, has agreed to settle the part of her lawsuit against Los…
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NCH Healthcare employee data potentially compromised (UPDATED)
ABC7 has confirmed that data on two of NCH Healthcare System‘s computers may have been breached at the Cerner Data Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The information contained on the computer servers includes a medical staff credentialing database and employee information – no patient data was compromised. Read more on ABC7. NCH operates two hospitals: NCH Baker Hospital…
Important Information for cPanel Store Users
January 23, 2016 Dear customers, I am writing to let you know that one of our user databases may have been breached. Although we successfully interrupted the breach, it is still possible that user contact information may have been susceptible. The customer contact information that may have been susceptible is limited to names, contact information,…
GA: IT worker blamed for voter data leak disputes state’s report
Adrianne M. Haney reports: The now-former state employee who was fired after a data breach exposed Georgia voter’s personal information is disputing, in detail, the Secretary of State’s internal investigation report that pinned blame on him. Read more on 11Alive.
NY: Ex-Jockey Agent Paid NYRA Employee $100 Month To Access Entry Data
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico, yesterday announced that former jockey agent Manuel Gonzalez has been charged with illegally accessing the New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) computer system 170 times over a 15-month period by using the login and passwords of a NYRA employee whom…
Documents with Social Security numbers found in Albuquerque dumpster
KOAT reports: It’s tax season, and that means a lot of sensitive information is getting printed on a lot of pieces of paper. Action 7 News found some of that paper just lying in an Albuquerque dumpster. “I’m the one that put the stuff in there,” said Frank Shannon. “It’s 10 years old.” That stuff…