Lezla Gooden reports that Kern County officials are putting 5,000 employees on alert that their personal information — and that of their families — may have been compromised by a data security incident through the county’s health insurance provider, Legacy Health. Kern County officials sent out this email Tuesday to all their employees, saying the…
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Amarin Pharma notifies patients of data leak discovered by vpnMentor
On June 20, vpnMentor reported on a leak they discovered involving data from patients interested in Vascepa. Reading their report, it seemed that they could see that Vascepa figured prominently in the data but they do not mention whether they ever contacted Vascepa’s manufacturer, Amarin Pharma — or if not, why not. On August 5,…
People: Do NOT Call This Site About the AMCA Breach
Folks — I know a lot of you may be receiving mail — some of it incorrect — about the AMCA breach, but do not call me about it. Call the party that sent you the notification or Google their name to find out more. I cannot help you. If they sent something to your…
SuperINN Plus notifying clients of hack; more than 43,000 consumers impacted
Sark Technologies is proud of its reservation and management system, SuperINN. They describe it as the first web-based property management system designed specifically for the small lodging system. They also advertise that SuperINN easily integrates with third-party sites and safely processes and stores credit cards. On August 2, however, their external counsel notified consumers and…
AT&T Insiders Bribed With Over $1 Million To Unlock 2 Million Phones And Hack Their Employer, DOJ Claims
Thomas Brewster reports: A 34-year-old from Pakistan has been extradited from Hong Kong to the U.S., over allegations he bribed AT&T employees over five years to unlock more than 2 million phones. He was also accused of hacking into AT&T computers. It cost AT&T millions, whilst the insiders were paid more than $1 million in…
CafePress Hacked, 23M Accounts Compromised. Is Yours One Of Them?
Davey Winder reports: CafePress, the custom T-shirt and merchandise company, acquired by Snapfish for more than $25 million (£20 million) in November 2018, has been hacked. According to various reports, the breach that compromised more than 23 million accounts happened on February 20. Is yours one of them? What is known about the CafePress breach?…