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Almost half a million breached health records in January; 60% from one hacking incident alone

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Dissent

Protenus has released its Breach Barometer for January health data breaches. While the number of insider and external incidents continue to run pretty much neck-to-neck, once again external breaches accounted for significantly more breached records than insider incidents. Protenus reports: Of note, hacking incidents affected significantly more patient records, due largely to one particular breach…

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Millville ShopRite experiences data security incident

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Dissent

Maxwell Reil reports: A ShopRite pharmacy in Millville experienced a data security incident involving the loss of personal and medical information, according to Wakefern Food Corp., the cooperative that supplies goods and support services to ShopRite stores and pharmacies. According to a news release, a device used in the pharmacy to capture customer signatures was…

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Understanding Data Breaches as National Security Threats

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Dissent

Susan Landau writes: For decades the theft of private individuals’ data has been treated as an annoyance. Activist state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission have pursued cases, but U.S. laws fail to treat theft of personal data as a serious crime in itself. The indictment detailing Russian activity during the 2016 presidential campaign…

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University of Alaska data breach affects employees, students

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Dissent

KTVA reports: A data breach at the University of Alaska has affected dozens of current and former employees and students according to university officials, who say action is being taken on the matter. According to a UA statement, word first reached security officials when users started reporting “an inability to access their password-protected Alaska.edu accounts.”…

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Sensitive info may be compromised after City of Houston employee’s laptop stolen

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Dissent

KHOU reports: Information about City of Houston employees’ health insurance may have been compromised after an employee’s laptop computer was stolen. City officials say the laptop was stolen from the employee’s car on Feb. 2. They say the password-protected computer may have contained city employees’ records, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers…

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Florida school district seeking settlement with W-2 phishing data breach victims

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Dissent

Herald Tribune reports: On Tuesday, School District of Manatee County officials will ask the school board to approve a $300,000 settlement to a class action lawsuit being brought by school district employees who say they suffered damages from a massive data breach last January. On Jan. 26, 2017 a payroll employee responded to an email…

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