Catalin Cimpanu reports: On Wednesday, November 29, a Kansas City court sentenced a Missouri man to six years in federal prison without parole for hacking his former employer, stealing trade secrets, and for accessing child pornography. The man is Jacob Raines, 38, of Parkville, Missouri, who worked as IT manager for American Crane & Tractor…
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Mercy Health/Love County Hospital And Clinic Patients Notified Of Medical Records Incident
The press release below from Mercy Health/Love County Hospital is described as a supplement to an incident that they – and we – first reported in July. In September, the entity notified HHS that they had notified 13,004 patients, a notification that they reference below as a precautionary measure. I’m not sure why they needed…
MN: Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine in Minneapolis warns clients of data breach
KARE reports: A Twin Cities fertility clinic is warning clients about a data security incident that may have put personal information at risk. CCRM Minneapolis, which is located in Edina, says the clinic’s servers were targeted by a ransomware attack on October 3, which triggered an investigation to determine if sensitive information had been put at…
Retired cop from Nutley gets probation in database fraud
Matt Kadosh reports: A Nutley man and retired police officer, who admitted to selling personally identifiable information stolen from a law enforcement database, has been ordered to serve two years of probation for his role in the crime. Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin cited 52-year-old retired Newark Police Officer Dino D’Elia’s four prior arrests and…
Former employee reportedly steals mental health data on 28,434 Bexar County patients
Samantha Ehlinger reports: The Center for Health Care Services in San Antonio is notifying 28,434 local patients whose Social Security numbers, mental health and other sensitive records were stolen when a former employee allegedly took the data on his personal laptop after he was fired, the company said in a news release. The mental health…
Inside the Stanford Breach: Sexual Assault, Disciplinary and Financial Data Exposed
A series of cybersecurity vulnerabilities at Stanford University exposed thousands of sensitive files containing details of sexual assault investigations, disciplinary actions and more. The details of what happened—and why it should be an object lesson for higher education. A special three-part blog series. Craig A. Newman of Patterson Belknap writes: Part 1 In three separate…