In reading the following statement from the hospital, keep in mind that the hospital’s home page says the incident involves the “possible disclosure” of “a limited number” of patients’ personal information. Their report to HHS of December 30th indicates that 29,156 patients were impacted. That’s some “limited number.” On October 31, 2015, an individual entered a restricted area of St….
Category: U.S.
Teen Who Hacked CIA Email Is Back to Prank US Spy Chief
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: One of the “teenage hackers” who broke into the CIA director’s AOL email account last year hasn’t given up targeting government intelligence officials. His latest victim is the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Motherboard has learned. A group of hackers calling themselves “Crackas With Attitude” or CWA made headlines in October, hacking into…
Dell denies any breach, but scammers are in possession of your service tag numbers?
“A number of Dell customers claim to have been contacted by scammers who had access to specific customer information that should have only been available to Dell. The company says it hasn’t been hacked but won’t offer an explanation for the seemingly stolen data.” Well, that doesn’t sound good. Read Bill Snyder’s report on CIO. It…
OR: Possible data breach by militia concerns Fish & Wildlife
Colin Miner reports: A data breach by militia at the Malheur Wildlife National Refuge has led the US Fish and Wildlife Service to ask some of its employees to relocate from their homes until the situation is resolved, sources told KOIN 6 News. While Ammon Bundy has told reporters that his group has not accessed computer files, a reporter…
U.S. Education Dept. ripe for breach more devastating than OPM’s
Teri Robinson reports: The Department of Education is primed for a large data breach that could eclipse the one experienced by the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM), House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said last week at a Brookings Institute function. With its rich set of data, including 139 million Social Security numbers and information…
WA: Behavior intervention specialist’s client records exposed in misconfigured database
On her web site, Patricia Mullen describes herself as a “behavior intervention specialist” and a former special education teacher. According to her site, she has worked in many school districts and agencies throughout the state of Washington consulting and training. Patricia is also a national trainer having presented to hundreds of foster parents, teachers, and providers…