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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Tacoma 9-Year-Old Gets Explicit Report Card Through App Used by Teachers
Apps in education can be so useful, right? But are schools concerned enough about security for them before problems occur? Tribune Media Wire reports: A Tacoma mom said her 9-year-old daughter received a virtual report card over the weekend full of expletives and profanity. She said the grades game from someone claiming to be a…
[CORRECTED and UPDATED] Hacking America: U.S. teen claims he had access to all state domains registered on .us TLD
UPDATE 9-21-2016 Over the past two days, DataBreaches.net provided the First Bank of Ohio with samples from two files that “Fear” claimed were from them. They have firmly denied that either file is theirs: These have nothing to do with us. The second group are businesses that are applying for liquor licenses in Ohio. The second…
Mom Says For-Profit School Stole Her Identity
John Brackin reports: The mother of a student attending Fortis Institute in Birmingham, Ala., claims in court that the for-profit school used her personal information to fraudulently charge her for a student loan. Julie Rogers, a resident of Jefferson County, Ala., sued Fortis on Tuesday, along with its parent organization Education Affiliates LLC, in Northern…
OR: Asante Notifies Patients of Inappropriate File Access by Employee
The following is a press release: Asante announced today that it is notifying individuals related to a privacy incident involving certain patient information. On July 13, 2016, Asante determined that an employee had inappropriately accessed certain electronic patient records. Asante immediately began an investigation related to this incident and the specific employee, which was completed on July…
KS: Breach of Protected Health Information discovered at Decatur Health Systems
September 7 – OBERLIN, KS – On July 25, 2016, it was discovered that a CAT scan log binder detailing patient information was not in its typical location on the Decatur Health System (DHS) premises. The binder was believed to be taken from DHS premises between 5pm on July 22, 2016 and 7am on July 25,…