No good news ever begins this way: We are writing to inform you of a data security-related incident that may have involved your personal information. On March 9, 2015, Information Technology (IT) staff in the School of Engineering detected that malicious software, or “malware,” had been placed on a number of servers that are part…
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Readers get notifications, Wednesday edition
Readers send along their notifications from two recently disclosed breaches. First, from MySpace: From: Myspace Legal Date:2016/06/14 11:41 AM (GMT-05:00) To: <redacted> Subject: Critical Information About Your Myspace Account Notice of Data Breach You may have heard reports recently about a security incident involving Myspace. We would like to make sure you have the facts…
Aspen Valley Hospital accused of patient-privacy breach
Another “small breach, big impact” story. Rick Carroll reports: A former Aspen Valley Hospital employee who says a human resources manager outed him as HIV-positive is alleging the hospital repeatedly violated patient-confidentiality laws. […] Doe joined the hospital in 2003 as its conference center coordinator. In August 2013, he was promoted to a technician in…
Vermont Fish and Wildlife reports license data breach
From the notice on their web site: The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife (FWD) is posting this notice because of a suspected security breach related to the on-line purchase of licenses and tags from the Department. The Department values the relationship we have with our customers and understands the importance of protecting customer information….
Acer Service Corp. notifying customers of payment card breach that began in 2015
Acer Service Corporation is notifying customers who used their e-commerce site between May 12, 2015 and April 28, 2016 that their name, address, payment card number, card expiration date and three-digit security codes may have been compromised. If you used their site within that timeframe, you may want to read their notice to the California Attorney…
Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump
Ellen Nakashima reports: Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded to the breach. Read more on Washington Post.