Kathryn Rattigan of Robinson + Cole writes that a two-year data leak by a vendor has resulted in a lawsuit: This week, Volkswagen AG’s U.S. entity and its Audi brand were hit with a class action for a data breach that allegedly compromised 3.3 million consumers’ personal information. In the U.S. District Court for the…
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Belden issues substitute notice for November, 2020 breach
In November, 2020, networking equipment vendor Belden revealed that they had been the victim of a cyberattack. DataBreaches.net noted it at the time, but did not realize any protected health information was involved until April, 2021, when Belden notified HHS that protected health information they maintained as part of their health plan had been potentially…
Oops: Hundreds of One Medical patients’ emails exposed
Elise Reuter reports on what, indeed, was a big OOPS! An errant email sent to hundreds of One Medical patients exposed their email addresses. Several One Medical patients took to Twitter on Wednesday night sharing screenshots of the same email that was addressed to more than 900 people. It’s possible that the email was sent in batches…
MS: Computer theft at Natchez High School may have compromised student information
Sabrina Simms Robertson reports: The Mississippi Department of Education has notified Natchez-Adams School District students, parents and guardians that a recent computer theft at Natchez High School may have compromised personal student information. A news release from the MDE states the theft occurred on May 13, 2021, when the MDE’s Office of Compulsory School Attendance…
Mayo Clinic faces lawsuits over nude patient image snooping
Kristen Leigh Painter reports an update to a previously reported insider-wrongdoing breach: Mayo Clinic is facing three lawsuits from patients who say a former surgery resident, Ahmad Alsughayer, viewed hundreds of their nude photographs in electronic medical records despite having no professional reason to go into their files. Alsughayer, who is 28 and has a…
FL: inmates filing lawsuit after data breach
Rochelle Alleyne reports a follow up to a breach not previously noted on this site: Hacked. That was the headline back in April when it came to the 20th judicial Public Defender’s Office. A document on the agency’s website, says private information linked to more than half a million staff members and clients was potentially exposed. The…