Earlier today, I posted an item and commentary about a breach affecting veterans in Wisconsin. Adam Schrager’s report indicated that there were recurring problems and that the VA knew about these problems but has not addressed them to prevent recurrences. One of the problems involves the VA’s software not flagging SSN that are unhyphenated for mandatory encryption. The VA…
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Our veterans deserve better infosecurity of their information
When News3 in Madison, Wisconsin started digging into a breach involving 637 veterans’ Social Security numbers, what they found should have everyone asking the VA some hard questions. Adam Schrager reports: The Social Security numbers of Wisconsin veterans are being sent via email without encryption despite numerous federal laws and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…
First data breach case granted standing in Pennsylvania
Hanna Nakano reports: Standing has been found for the first time in a data breach case in the State of Pennsylvania. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found standing in claims of injury as a result of data breach in Enslin v. Coca Cola. This is the first time a federal court in…
Comcast Agrees to Pay $33 Million in Data Breach Settlement for Leaking Thousands of Unlisted Numbers
Kelly Vargas writes: On September 17, 2015, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a $33 million settlement between Comcast, CPUC staff, and the California Attorney General’s office (along with public interest groups TURN and the Greenlining Institute), related to a Comcast data breach that resulted in the personal information (name, address and telephone number) of nearly 75,000 Comcast…
First National Bank warns of large data breach at unidentified national business
Cole Epley reports: A large data breach at an unidentified, national business has prompted First National Bank of Omaha to issue new debit cards to customers in seven states. The Omaha-based bank with operations in Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado and Texas recently sent new cards to customers with a letter explaining that…
NV: Lab Tech Charged With Stealing Patient Information And Using It To Apply For Credit Cards
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A local woman who worked as a laboratory technician at an unnamed Las Vegas pediatric cardiology practice has been indicted by the federal grand jury on charges that she unlawfully obtained the personal identifying information of a patient and used it to apply for credit cards without the patient’s knowledge, announced…