Jenyne Donaldson reports: A Columbus man appeared in Recorder’s court Wednesday, facing several counts of identify fraud and a parole violation. Police searched Frederick Williams’ home and found he had the names of at least 150 people including their social security numbers, birth dates, credit card information with security codes even their credit scores. In…
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New Wayland treasurer named after attempted computer breach
I don’t remember seeing this one before. Michael Wyner reports that Wayland, Massachusetts had a near-miss on having $4 million in town funds stolen by cybercriminals: Wayland Police began investigating the security breach on Jan. 30, and found that malware on one of the town’s computers was used to gain bank account information and codes. In…
Medical Management LLC’s insider breach impacts patients of 40 providers (Update2)
Update: NorthJersey.com reports that the “Medical Management LLC” involved in this breach is based in North Carolina. One rogue employee at Medical Management LLC is resulting in 40 of the billing company’s clients having to notify patients. Medical Management is handling the notifications (template), but even so, this is not the way hospitals want to be in…
Leaving personal info behind during a move, Thursday edition
Records with personal and/or patient information continue to make news when they are left behind during moves. Just this week, we learned that Boyd Hospital left records behind during a move – records that may have legally become the property of an individual who bought the building from the county. While Boyd Hospital seemingly knew…
State email system victim of apparent hack, Alabama House speaker says (UPDATED)
Erin Edgemon has this report on a developing story: The state email system has apparently been hacked, Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard said today. On the House floor, Hubbard told lawmakers not to open any email attachments for the time being. It’s unclear at this point the extent of the supposed hack. Read more on AL.com….
“MySchoolFees” site compromised; student data reportedly not compromised
This appears to be a defacement, but until the forensics are complete, we won’t know if any information has been accessed or acquired. Becky Wright reports: The website of a company used by Weber School District, “MySchoolFees,” has been compromised. Parents and students are being asked to stop making online payments through the site until…