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Martin Gottesfeld, Anonymous hacktivist, charged over hospital DDoS attacks

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dissent

Andrew Blake reports: Felony hacking charges were handed down Wednesday to a Massachusetts man accused of disrupting the computer networks of Boston-area hospitals with a 2014 digital protest waged under the name of hacktivist group Anonymous. Martin Gottesfeld, 32, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on one count each of computer hacking and conspiracy…

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How Russia Pulled Off the Biggest Election Hack in U.S. History

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dissent

Thomas Rid reports: On an April afternoon earlier this year, Russian president Vladimir Putin headlined a gathering of some four hundred journalists, bloggers, and media executives in St. Petersburg. Dressed in a sleek navy suit, Putin looked relaxed, even comfortable, as he took questions. About an hour into the forum, a young blogger in a…

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Lincoln health center warning patients of data breach, fired worker

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Dissent

Nick Sambides Jr. reports: Health Access Network is warning “a very small number” of its 17,000 patients to beware of identity theft after firing a new employee for improperly accessing patient clinical information, its CEO said Wednesday. The federally funded community health center contacted the U.S. attorney general’s office and the Department of Justice on…

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OH: Trooper accused of misusing police database for women’s info

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Dissent

AP reports: A former Ohio trooper accused of stalking a subordinate’s wife after an affair has been charged with finding or keeping personal information about 10 other women obtained from a law enforcement database without authorization. A Washington County court says William Elschlager pleaded not guilty to the new charges Wednesday. Read more on Daily…

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NV: State agency audit withheld to protect sensitive data after serious security lapses found

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Dissent

Sandra Chereb reports: Auditors delayed release of a report detailing security vulnerabilities in state databases to protect the information of tens of thousands of current and former state employees and their beneficiaries, a legislative committee was told Tuesday. Douglas Peterson, information systems audit supervisor, told the Legislative Audit Subcommittee it was the first time he…

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IL: Mercy Hospital & Medical Center notifies patients after billing service loses 547 patients’ documents

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Dissent

From their substitute notice: On August 15, 2016, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center discovered that some medical billing information for a total of 547 patients was potentially exposed as a result of a third-party billing service’s loss of Mercy’s documents from their offices. The information exposure occurred on August 15, 2016. We have taken the necessary…

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