Bruno reports: The hackers of the city parking fine system in Saint John, Canada have been selling sensitive data on the dark web for over a year. The security breach in the system was not spotted for 15 months after the initial attack, which ultimately allowed the hackers to gain personal information and credit card…
Category: U.S.
OCR Concludes All-Time Record Year for HIPAA Enforcement with $3 Million Cottage Health Settlement
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services concluded an all-time record year in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enforcement activity. In 2018, OCR settled 10 cases and was granted summary judgment in a case before an Administrative Law Judge, together totaling $28.7 million from enforcement…
FL: Trash scattered all over road contained SSN and medical records
Rachel Polansky reports: Trash scattered on the side of a major road in Lehigh Acres turns out to be information that could have ruined a woman’s life. The NBC2 Investigators went to check out the situation after your tips came into the newsroom. The tip came in as trash scattered on the side of the…
Bayside Covenant Church Provides Notice of Data Breach
ROSEVILLE, Calif., Feb. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — What Happened? In October of 2018, Bayside became aware of suspicious activity in certain employees’ email accounts. Bayside immediately began an investigation to confirm the nature and scope of this activity. Through the investigation, which included working with third party forensic investigators, we determined that the unauthorized actors accessed…
Huddle House payment card breach could potentially impact 300,000 customers – researchers
Georgia-based Huddle House opened in Decatur, Georgia, in 1964. Over the years, they have cultivated their brand as the kind of place where customers can get a good meal any time of the day, with their breakfast menu having become a big favorite. Huddle House currently has more than 350 franchises across the country. Last Friday,…
Outdated software left municipal worker information exposed in 200 towns
Anne Wallace Allen reports: An outdated software that is used by about 200 Vermont municipalities and the Vermont Tax Department has long contained flaws that exposed sensitive information including Social Security numbers, according to an IT consultant and the software company’s founder. New England Municipal Resource Center, or NEMRC, is software that cities and towns…