American Family Care recently notified HHS of a breach affecting 7,200 patients. The breach was coded as “Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Electronic Medical Record,” with the location coded as “Other.” Pretty confusing, right? Here’s their statement that explains it: (Birmingham, AL – July 29, 2016) At American Family Care (AFC) we are committed to maintaining the privacy and…
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Yahoo ‘Aware’ Hacker Is Advertising 200 Million Supposed Accounts on Dark Web
Joseph Cox reports: A notorious cybercriminal is advertising 200 million of alleged Yahoo user credentials on the dark web, and the company has said it is “aware” of the hacker’s claims, but has not confirmed nor denied the legitimacy of the data. On Monday, the hacker known as Peace, who has previously sold dumps of Myspaceand LinkedIn,…
Some recent additions to HHS’s breach tool
Sometimes it takes a while to find documentation on breaches posted on HHS’s public breach tool. Here are some details on two breaches added to their site this month: Blaine Chiropractic Center – MN On July 14, HHS posted an entry for Blaine Chiropractic Center in Minnesota that affected 1,945 patients. The incident was coded as…
Playdom Forum Site Breach Affects 391,000 : Usernames, Email Addresses and Passwords Impacted
GLENDALE, Calif., July 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — On July 12, 2016, unauthorized activity was detected on the playdomforums.com website, resulting in an immediate forensic investigation of the incident by Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media (DCPI). The investigation found that an unauthorized party obtained usernames, passwords and email addresses for approximately 391,000 playdomforums.com accounts. The unauthorized party also obtained…
NCSU warns 38,000 students of computer breach
Richard Stradling reports: N.C. State University says it has notified 38,000 current and former students that some of their personal information may have been accessed by someone who hacked into the university’s computer system. NCSU officials say someone accessed a university email account using a “sophisticated phishing scam” and got access to a file from…
DHS Announces Cyber Incident Reporting Information: US-CERT
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released guidelines and points of contact for reporting cyber incidents to the Federal Government. This communication follows the recent release of Presidential Policy Directive 41 (PPD-41)—United States Cyber Incident Coordination—which outlines how the Federal Government will handle cyber incidents. Users and administrators are encouraged to review these documents…