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Defense Department to tighten data security after settlement with veterans group

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

Leo Shane III reports: The Defense Department will revamp its Servicemembers Civil Relief Act databases following charges the online information sites exposed millions of troops’ and veterans’ personal information to identity thieves and scammers, officials announced Thursday. Leaders from Vietnam Veterans of America, which filed a lawsuit against the department to force the changes, called…

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Dozens of documents remain sealed in Chrysler hacking class action; Magistrate compliance with discovery requests

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

The Madison-St. Clair Record reports: Chrysler shared its science with plaintiffs in a half secret class action over the vulnerability of its vehicles to hacking, yet it needed a court order to find out where plaintiffs took their vehicles for maintenance. U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly ruled in Chrysler’s favor on Oct. 2, requiring plaintiffs…

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IN: Methodist Hospitals notifies 68,039 after two employees fall for phishing attack

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

HealthIT Security also reports a breach at Methodist Hospital. There are many hospitals with “Methodist” in their name, so to be clear: this incident involved Methodist Hospitals in Indiana. Two employees of the Methodist Hospitals fell victim to phishing scams, which potentially compromised the data of about 68,039 patients. In June, officials said they detected…

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528K Patients Impacted by Months-Long North Florida OB-GYN Hack

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

Jessica Davis reports: The North Florida OB-GYN in Jacksonville, part of Woman’s Care Florida, recently began notifying 528,188 patients of a months-long cyber incident that potentially breached their health information. First discovered on July 27, officials said they determined certain parts of their computer systems were impacted by a cyber incident that began on or…

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MN: Blue Earth to replace gym floor after cybersecurity attack

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

That headline is a bit of a head-scratcher, isn’t it? Katie Mulllaly explains: Blue Earth Area High School is looking to replace its gymnasium floor in the wake of a Sept. 19 cyberattack at the school. The attack left the floor susceptible to humidity, damaging it. At the school board meeting this week, Superintendent Mandy…

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IN: Patient’s claim her x-rays were wrongly shared reinstated

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Dissent

Katie Stancombe reports: A Lake County woman whose medical records were unknowingly shared with her employer by a Community Hospital worker in Munster who took her x-rays has won a reversal of her dismissed complaint against the hospital. Amanda Henry, who received medical treatment in March 2018 at Community Hospital in Munster, was required to…

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