Brian Krebs reports: In the days following revelations last September that big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax had been hacked and relieved of personal data on nearly 150 million people, many Americans no doubt felt resigned and powerless to control their information. But not Jessamyn West. The 49-year-old librarian from a tiny town in Vermont took…
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HealthEquity reports email breach that compromised health information
ClickOnDetroit reports a press release from HealthEquity. From the notification/press release: HealthEquity has notified individuals potentially impacted by a security incident. A single employee’s email account was accessed by an unauthorized individual that may have culminated in disclosure of protected health information. The incident occurred on April 11, 2018 and was discovered on April 13,…
Delta sued over 2017 breach not disclosed to them for six months by third-party vendor
Christina Davis reports on a class action suit filed against Delta Airlines where the main complaint appears to be that customers were first notified of the hack until six months after it occurred. […] According to the Delta class action lawsuit, the third party running the online chat room knew of the data breach for…
Phoenix Terros Health Notifies 1,600 Patients of Phishing Attack
Bridget Dowd reports: Terros Health reported a major data breach Friday, affecting about 1,600 patients. The Phoenix-based integrated care company helps patients with mental illness and addiction. The organization was notified in April that an unauthorized third party had gained access to an email account through a phishing scam. Karen Hoffman Tepper, chief operating officer, said…
New York State suspends ex-URMC nurse who shared patient info with her new employer
Patti Singer reports: A nurse practitioner who three years ago took a list of patients when she left employment at the University of Rochester Medical Center and brought the names to her new employer has been suspended from practice, according to the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions. Martha C. Smith-Lightfoot was…
California man convicted of hacking Embarcadero Media in 2015
SAN JOSE – A federal jury returned a verdict yesterday against Ross Colby, finding him guilty of three counts of computer intrusion, one count of attempting to damage a protected computer, and one count of intentionally damaging a protected computer, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special…