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Ashland clinic notifies 1,600 patients after ransomware incident

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Dissent

News Tribune reports that a primary care clinic in Ashland, Missouri decided to pay ransom when patient data were encrypted by ransomware. The type of ransomware and amount of ransom was not disclosed: Namaste Health Care in Ashland is notifying about 1,600 patients its office experienced a security incident over the weekend of Aug. 12-13….

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Former nurse convicted of stealing patient information, filing over $1M in fraudulent claims with IRS

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dissent

Ashley White reports: Tangela Lawson-Brown was found guilty after a three-day federal trial in Tallahassee. The 41-year-old was convicted of wire fraud, theft of government funds, possession of unauthorized access devices and aggravated identity theft, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Between October 2011 and December 2012, Lawson-Brown worked as a…

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Kentucky lawmaker files bill to help victims of data breaches

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dissent

Mark Vanderhoff reports: A state lawmaker said the Equifax data breach affected 40 percent of Kentuckians. Sen. Morgan McGarvey announced proposed legislation to help those victims at the Louisville headquarters of the AARP. […] The bill requires companies to provide victims with: A free credit freeze. Five years of credit monitoring. Three free credit reports…

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Cloudy with a chance of PHI leaks

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Dissent

Maybe we should do this one as a “write your own headline” exercise. Earlier this week, Kromtech Security reported that they had uncovered yet another improperly secured AWS S3 bucket that was exposing protected health information. The company that was responsible for the collection of the home monitoring data, Patient Home Monitoring, was exposing what…

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Cybercrime Targeting Higher Education: What Needs To Be Done

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Dissent

Sue Smith reports: Logicalis US, an international business IT solution provider, shared important insights this week about how cybercriminals are targeting colleges and universities, plus advice on four ways these institutions can strengthen their cybersecurity programs. Over the past 10 years, we have reported on countless retailers, credit bureaus, insurance companies and other businesses hit…

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Hyatt Hotels Suffers 2nd Card Breach in 2 Years

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: Hyatt Corp. is alerting customers about another credit card breach at some hotels, the second major incident with the hospitality chain in as many years. Hyatt said its cyber security team discovered signs of unauthorized access to payment card information from cards manually entered or swiped at the front desk of certain Hyatt-managed locations between…

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