Last May, I reported on a breach affecting patients at Piedmont Healthcare and Presbyterian Anesthesia Associates in North Carolina whose website host, E-dreamz, had been hacked. At the time, I noted that not only patient data but some employee information was involved for Piedmont. Today, Kathryn Burcham of WSOC-TV reports that dozens of Piedmont Healthcare employees…
Category: U.S.
Seattle University notifies students after learning of possible information exposure
Seattle University was contacted by a student who discovered that permissions for some folders in the university’s Microsoft Exchange folder system had been set incorrectly, allowing anyone with a university email address to gain access to the files in those folders. The university reports that 628 current and former students had personal information in those…
Massachusetts AG Coakley Investigates Potential Data Breach Involving Major Credit Reporting Company; Issues Consumer Advisory
Press release from Massachusetts Attorney General Coakley: Following reports that criminals were able to gain access to a commercial database that contained the personal information, including social security numbers, of more than 200 million U.S. citizens, Attorney General Martha Coakley, along with attorneys general across the country, have opened an investigation into the data broker…
Another lawsuit filed against Maricopa County Community College District over massive breach
Jamie Ross of Courthouse News reports that another lawsuit has been filed against Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) following a data breach it disclosed in November 2013 (search MCCCD for all previous coverage on this blog). This latest lawsuit was reportedly filed by Jason Liebich, a current student at Phoenix College. It was filed in…
Tax refund fraud scheme affecting health care professionals reported in multiple states
The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) has issued this e-report: Based on reports from physicians and accountants, the ISMA previously issued several email alerts about physician identity theft and tax fraud at the federal level. The ISMA has now learned the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) has been investigating identity theft and tax return scams…
Moscow Hacker Faces Extradition Requests by U.S., Russia
David Voreacos and Maud van Gaal: A Muscovite accused of helping to lead the most prolific computer hacking ring to hit corporate America faces competing extradition requests by the U.S. and Russia. Vladimir Drinkman, who has been in custody in the Netherlands since his arrest on June 28, 2012, was the subject of an extradition…