Daniel Chang reports: A ‘rogue’ employee at Miami-Dade’s public hospital network, Jackson Health System, was placed on administrative leave for suspicion of stealing reams of private patient information over the last five years in a scheme that may have compromised more than 24,000 records, according to hospital officials. Evelina Reid, a hospital unit secretary and…
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91,000 Washington State Apple Health (Medicaid) clients notified of data breach (update1)
The Washington State Health Care Authority issued the following press release today: State notifies 91,000 Apple Health (Medicaid) clients of data breach by Health Care Authority employee Employment terminated for individuals involved in data breach; notifying the appropriate federal officials for further investigation and potential criminal review OLYMPIA – The Washington State Health Care Authority…
FDLE investigating Lee County elections website security breach
WINK News reports: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is now investigating after one man allegedly hacked in to the Lee County’s Supervisor of Elections website. Dan Sinclair, who is running for Supervisor of Elections, says his friend, David Levin, accidentally hacked in to the website. Sinclair and Levin posted a video online showing the…
MO: Investigation continues into possible Camden County IT breach
Garrett Bergquist reports: The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it has enlisted the help of a computer forensics lab in investigating a possible breach. Spokesman Sgt. Scott Hines said the sheriff’s office was first notified of a possible compromised hard drive in the middle of last week. He said someone is believed to have…
Read TechFreedom’s amicus brief in FTC v. LabMD
I wasn’t aware of this until today, but TechFreedom filed a motion seeking leave to submit an amicus brief in FTC v. LabMD. The brief supports LabMD’s position and urges the Commission to uphold Judge Chappell’s initial decision in favor of LabMD. You can read their brief here. Not surprisingly, I agree with their argument that…
Hacker @dotgovs releases names of more than 20,000 FBI staffers
Kevin Collier reports: A Twitter account named “Penis,” sporting a Buzz Lightyear avatar and pro-Palestinian message, has just released the names, job titles, and phone numbers of apparently more than 22,000 FBI employees and contractors. Phone calls to a number of those named indicated that yes, the names and phone numbers are indeed correct. Some refused to answer any…