Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz report: Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters at the New York Times and other US news organizations, according to US officials briefed on the matter. The intrusions, detected in recent months, are under investigation by the FBI and…
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Has your internet provider been compromised? Malicious insiders are helping cybercriminals hack telecoms firms
Danny Palmer reports: Be they disaffected insiders or victims of blackmail, staff at telecommunications firms are providing cybercriminals with the information required to carry out cyberattacks against their employers. With the sector a top target for hackers — as demonstrated by last year’s TalkTalk hack — Kapersky Lab’s Threat Intelligence Report for the Telecommunications Industry warns telecoms providers that…
Orlando Health employee went through personal information of Pulse survivors, hospital says
WFTV reports: Orlando Health employees said at least one of its employees broke the rules and went through the personal information of Pulse survivors. Ilka Reyes, 29, was shot nine times at the nightclub on June 12. Reyes said she still doesn’t understand how the breach happened and was shocked to get the letter from…
Many hospitals transmit your health records unencrypted
Lucas Mearian reports: About 32% of hospitals and 52% of non-acute providers — such as outpatient clinics, rehabilitation facilities and physicians’ offices — are not encrypting data in transit, according to a new survey. Additionally, only 61% of acute providers and 48% of non-acute providers are encrypting data at rest. Read more about the results…
Consumer Caution: Factory RV Surplus exposing customer info (updated)
I usually withhold information about a leaky site until it’s been secured, but when a company repeatedly fails to follow up and ignores notifications by phone and email, and when the company responsible for their site also ignores notification, it’s time to go public, I think. More than one month ago, I was contacted by…
Pasadena Doctor Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Falsely Certifying Patients Were Terminally Ill as Part of Healthcare Fraud Scheme
One of the fears with medical identity theft is that a patient’s records could be corrupted in ways that could affect their care. In the case described below, the patients’ identity and insurance info wasn’t stolen, but it was misused to support a fraud scheme, and as part of the scheme, patients records were altered…