Ryan Kruger reports: He lived in a world of anonymity. Going by the screen name “IcyEagle” he hid in the deep web. But now Aaron Glende has been exposed as an alleged hacker. The Winona, Minn. man was arrested by Atlanta-based FBI agents, charged with bank fraud and identity theft. According to a federal indictment…
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Massive Cyber Attack at Banner Health Affects 3.7M Individuals
Rajiv Leventhal reports: Phoenix-based Banner Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S., announced on August 3 that it is notifying approximately 3.7 million individuals about a breach in which cyber attackers gained unauthorized access to computer systems that process payment card data at food and beverage outlets at certain Banner locations. The…
TX: Thousands of papers containing personal information tossed in city recycling bin
Thousands of pages filled with personal information were found in an open top recycling dumpster. The City of Midland says the lids are often left open making it possible for papers to be blown out. They are warning residents to watch what they toss away. […] The company who owned the documents, Tipperary Corporations, is…
Central Ohio Urology Group hacked, PHI dumped: hacktivist (Updated)
A Ukrainian hacktivist claims to have hacked and dumped 156 GB of patient data from Central Ohio Urology Group in Ohio. The alleged hack was announced Tuesday morning by the @PravSector account, who posted an unredacted screen shot and a link to the data dump on Google Drive. The data fields in the screen shot…
American Family Care notifies 7,200 patients of breach involving PHI
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…
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,…