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No patient information ‘misused’ after Salem Health employee email breach, spokesman says

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Dissent

Jonathan Bach reports: An unauthorized person gained access to employee email accounts at Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics, but a spokesman said Thursday that patient information was not “misused.” The unauthorized access happened in July; hospital officials don’t know if the person viewed any patient information in the email phishing attack. Read more on The Statesman.  This…

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Capital One replaces security chief after data breach

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Capital One  has replaced its cybersecurity chief four months after the company disclosed a massive data breach involving the theft of sensitive data on more than 100 million customers. A spokesperson for Capital One confirmed the news in an email to TechCrunch. Read more on TechCrunch.

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OCR Imposes a $1.6 Million Civil Money Penalty against Texas Health and Human Services Commission for HIPAA Violations

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Dissent

Another settlement announced from HHS tonight. From their press release: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed a $1,600,000 civil money penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC), for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…

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If Robert Grant didn’t like having Time AI called “snake oil cryptography,” he’s really going to hate what he’s being called now.

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Dissent

When experts in a field accuse you of promoting “snake oil,” is the proper response to: Double down and argue with them Sue them for not showing you proper respect after you paid $115,000 to be able to present at a conference without prior review by organizers, or Slink away and lick your wounds? Robert…

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City of Norman, OK temporarily suspends utility payment portal; ditches Click2Gov after another potential security incident

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Dissent

The City of Norman, Oklahoma has suspended its online portal for paying utility bills after they were notified of a potential security incident involving Click2Gov software by CentralSquare Technologies. At this point, the city seems to have had enough with Click2Gov security issues. The city is currently in the process of switching over to another…

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Two former Twitter employees and a Saudi national charged in plot to spy on users for Saudi government

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Dissent

From the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of California: SAN FRANCISCO –Ali Alzabarah, Ahmad Abouammo, and Ahmed Almutairi, a/k/a Ahmed Aljbreen, were charged for their respective roles in fraudulently accessing private information in the accounts of certain Twitter users and providing that information to officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced United States…

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