Molli Graham reports: Thanks to an alert viewer, KMTV Action 3 News uncovers a frightening find that could put hundreds of people’s personal information in danger. Names, social security numbers, and sensitive medical records are left for anyone to find. We’re taking action to protect those records and get you answers. On Tuesday night, we tracked…
Category: U.S.
Former Employee of Fannie Mae Contractor Convicted of Attempting to Destroy Fannie Mae Computer Data
Ah, the risks of disgruntled terminated employees. A federal jury convicted computer programmer Rajendrasinh Babubhai Makwana, age 36, of Montgomery County, Maryland, yesterday of computer intrusion arising from the transmission of malicious script to Fannie Mae’s computer servers. The verdict was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and…
FL: People’s Personal Information Up for Bid at Hospital Auction
Chad Mira reports: An auction at the Gulf Pines Hospital in Port St. Joe has former employees worried about a HIPAA law violation and possibly even identity theft. One past employee says old files were still in the hospital, and people could have walked away with them after the auction last week. Employees are frustrated…
Michigan Abortion Centers Guilty of Violating HIPAA in Dumping Patient Records
Steven Ertelt reports the follow-up to an improper disposal of patient records breach covered previously on this site: The federal government has found three Michigan abortion businesses guilty of violating the HIPAA statutes as a result of their illegally dumping patient records in trash bins outside their facilities. Local pro-life advocates found the records in the…
International Credit Card Fraudsters Arrested in Russia
HostExploit reports: The Office of the Interior Ministry to the Russian Federation has reported on the arrest of an international criminal group using fake credit cards to steal more than $1.96 million (20 million rubles) from Russian and foreign banks. Following investigations carried out by Department ‘K’ of Internal Affairs more than 50 members of the…
Hackers Steal $600,000 from Brigantine, NJ
Brian Krebs reports: Organized cyber thieves took roughly $600,000 from the coastal city of Brigantine, New Jersey this week after stealing the city’s online banking credentials. The break-in marks the second time this year that hackers have robbed the coffers of an Atlantic County town: In March, a similar attack struck Egg Harbor Township, N.J., which lost…