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Doctor Admits Criminal HIPAA Scheme for Wrongful Disclosure of Protected Patient Health Information to Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Dissent

CAMDEN, N.J. – A former physician with medical practices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida admitted wrongfully disclosing patients’ protected personal health information, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Frank Alario, 65, of Delray Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty before Judge Robert B. Kugler to conspiring to wrongfully disclose patients’ individually identifiable health…

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US Airports in Cyberattack Crosshairs for Pro-Russian Group Killnet

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Dissent

Jai Vijayan reports: Hot on the heels of attacks against US state government websites, pro-Russian threat group Killnet on Monday disrupted the websites of multiple US airports in a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It also called on similarly aligned groups and individuals to carry out DDoS attacks on other US infrastructure targets, in…

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PG&E was publicly exposing partial SSN information of US consumers through its use of Experian Identity Verification questions.

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Dissent

Somehow I missed this one but it’s so significant that even though I am late with linking to it, I hope to make more people aware of it.  @Lucky225 writes: I recently discovered PG&E will let you sign up for electricity online without providing your SSN. Their website offered an option for “Alternate Identification”, so…

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State Bar of Georgia Notifies Members and Employees of Cybersecurity Incident

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Dissent

The State Bar of Georgia has notified members and employees of a cyberattack in April that resulted in access to the information of some current and former employees and members. The State Bar determined that the following personal information may have been accessed: name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, direct deposit…

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Johnson Fitness and Wellness hit by DESORDEN Group

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Dissent

In what has become a familiar event, DESORDEN Group announced yet another attack on a multinational corporation. This time, their target was Johnson Fitness and Wellness, a subsidiary of Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd. Johnson Health Tech manufactures exercise training equipment and is listed on the Taiwan stock exchange; Johnson Fitness is headquartered in the…

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Detroit Health Department Provides Notice of Data Security Incident

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Dissent

The following is a notice from the Detroit Health Department. It is unclear whether this was an accidental breach due to error or some more intentional wrongdoing by an employee, but the notice makes no mention of disciplining any employee or referring to law enforcement. The Detroit Health Department is notifying specific individuals about a…

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