Robert Nott reports: Nearly four months after Presbyterian Healthcare Services reported a data breach that allowed unauthorized access to personal information belonging to over 180,000 patients and health plan members, the provider sent out a notification letter telling its members the company does not believe anyone has improperly used that data. But the update also…
Dutch politician faces three years in prison for hacking iCloud accounts and leaking nudes
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Dutch prosecutors have asked a judge for a three-year prison sentence for a local politician who doubled as a hacker and breached the personal iCloud accounts of more than 100 women, stealing and then leaking sexually explicit photos and videos online. Read more on ZDNet.
AU: Fears over patient data breach after cyberattack on Monash IVF
Melissa Cunningham reports: One of Australia’s largest IVF providers has warned patients that it could not rule out the possibility their personal information may have been breached following a widespread cyberattack on staff emails last month. Monash IVF Group, which is attached to clinics in six Australian states and territories, said scammers accessed emails, email…
Magecart Hackers Open Fire at Smith & Wesson Customers
Phil Muncaster reports: Digital skimming hackers have been in action again, this time targeting the website of a leading US gun-maker and its customers.c Springfield, Massachusetts-based Smith & Wesson was attacked on Black Friday, during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, according to Sanguine Security. The security vendor’s forensics man, Willem de Groot,…
Singapore government pledges to beef up data security after breaches
Mia Hunt reports: The Singapore government is to establish a new Data Security Office and implement a number of measures to better safeguard citizen information, following a series of serious data leaks. The decision to set up the new unit, which will be part of the Prime Minister’s Office, comes after a committee found that…
IF you used Safari and IF it crashed while you were registering on Choice Hotel’s website, THEN maybe you should read this….
Choice Hotels has disclosed a multi-year situation that impacted some Safari browser users. From their notice on their website: WHAT HAPPENED? Choice recently learned of a technical issue that only occurred in a specific circumstance. The cause of the issue has been addressed. The issue involved information entered by a visitor to Choice’s website being…