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CT: Hospital Patients Caught in Identity Theft Ring

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dissent

NBC reports: Federal investigators say two women orchestrated an identity theft ring that targeted at least 20 people in the greater New Haven area. But it’s how suspects Jamila Williams-Stevenson and Loretta Coburn are said to have gotten some of their victim’s personal information that is most shocking. Authorities said several of the alleged victims…

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UC San Diego School of Medicine notifying trainees whose SSNs were exposed on the Internet

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dissent

The UC San Diego School of Medicine is notifying people whose personal information was accidentally exposed on the Internet: (UCSD SOM) became aware of the exposure on September 7, and took immediate steps to secure it. They do not indicate how they first became aware of it. Nor do they indicate for how long the file…

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Napa Valley Dentistry notifies patients after theft of server from storage facility

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dissent

A dental practice that purchased another dentist’s practice in 2012 finds itself having to notify their patients and his former patients after the theft of a server from a storage facility.  In a letter to their patients and those of Dr. Justin Quinn, Dr. Justin Newberry of Napa Valley Dentistry states that on August 11, they discovered that a password-protected…

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Kosovo Hacker Who Aided Islamic State to Be Sentenced in US to 20 Years (Updated)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dissent

Update: Ferizi has been  sentenced to 20 years, Reuter reports.  I’ll upload DOJ’s press release when it’s available.  Original report: AP reports that Ardit Ferizi, also known as “Th3Dir3ctorY,”  is scheduled to be sentenced today. Ferizi had pleaded guilty in June to assisting the Islamic State, and is the first person convicted of both hacking and terrorism charges. Ferizi hacked…

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Notice of Data Incident at Stallcup & Associates, CPAs

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Dissent

On July 11, 2016, Stallcup & Associates, CPAs was subject to a ransomware virus and some of our network files were encrypted without our permission. Fortunately, the virus was detected within an hour and immediately stopped. Although there is no evidence that any files were viewed or exfiltrated, nor that such activities were intended, we are notifying…

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Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative’s ‘mistake’

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Dissent

Joseph Menn and John Walcott report: A U.S. investigation into a leak of hacking tools used by the National Security Agency is focusing on a theory that one of its operatives carelessly left them available on a remote computer and Russian hackers found them, four people with direct knowledge of the probe told Reuters. The tools, which…

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