In May, 2017, a young man from the U.K. became known as an “accidental hero” for saving the world from the further spread of WannaCry ransomware. But months later, this same hero, Marcus Hutchins, known online as @MalwareTech, was arrested in the U.S. as he tried to fly home after attending the Black Hat and…
Category: U.S.
Terminated firefighter enters plea in stolen data case
Walt Buteau reports: A terminated veteran East Greenwich firefighter pleaded no contest in a case involving missing data used to repair and maintain the emergency alarm system that protects town-owned buildings and commercial property, the Target 12 Investigators have learned. Robert Warner, 43, of Warwick, entered the plea in Kent County Court on Tuesday to…
So how’s April so far?
Quick note: I haven’t been posting all the health data breaches or incidents I have already found this month, as in some cases, I’m waiting for responses from entities to my questions. But I am compiling the incidents in my worksheet that I provide to Protenus, Inc. for their analyses and freely available reports. Yesterday,…
Washington AG Ferguson bill strengthening data breach laws passes Legislature
From the Washington Attorney General’s Office yesterday, a press release on an expansion of the breach notification requirements. Of special note, under the new law, a hacker acquiring a name in combination with a student ID would trigger notification obligations, but only if the information was not secured or made unusable (e.g., by encryption) AND …
NJ: Ronald Snyder, M.D., Notifies patients after ransomware incident
From a press release by pediatric orthopedic surgeon Ronald Snyder, M.D.: April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On April 18, 2019 Ronald Snyder, M.D., (“Dr. Snyder”), announced a recent event that may have impacted the privacy of personal information relating to certain individuals. While Dr. Snyder is unaware of any attempted or actual misuse of personal information…
PA: Millions of rehab records exposed on Steps to Recovery’s unsecured database
Laura Hautala reports: It’s some of the most sensitive medical information a person could have. Records for potentially thousands of patients seeking treatment at several addiction rehabilitation centers were exposed in an unsecured online database, an independent researcher revealed Friday [link corrected by DataBreaches.net]. The records included patients’ names, as well as details of the…