1NewsNow reports: The Commerce Commission has obtained a Court order to help protect the confidentiality of sensitive information stored on a computer stolen from one of its external providers. Police are investigating the theft after the Commission was informed last week that more than 200 meeting and interview transcripts across a range of the commission’s…
MS: Tech audit suggests SCCSD vulnerable to hacking
Recardo Thomas reports: A technology audit by an independent firm revealed that the Sunflower County Consolidated School District is operating with some outdated technology that could place the district in a vulnerable position with hackers. Read more on Enterprise-Tocsin.com if you can. I can’t. 🙂
Athens man sues local health agency for data breach
In April 2019, Health Recovery Services in Ohio disclosed a breach that had begun in November 2018 and had continued until February 5, 2019 when the intrusion was detected. In April, they claimed that although they had no evidence that any protected health information had been obtained, they couldn’t definitively rule it out. Now Conor…
Massachusetts Senator Introduces Legislation Imposing Obligations on Data Brokers
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has introduced a bill (S. 2577) imposing considerable obligations on data brokers regarding their handling of personal information. Key provisions: […] Upon a verified request, disclose to the requesting individual information about the information collected, time of collection, who it was shared with and how…
Dutch pharma group Pharming denies involvement in CSL data breach
Carrie LaFrenz reports: Dutch pharma company Pharming Group NV said it “categorically denies“ any involvement in an alleged data breach by a former CSL staffer. Shares in the listed €698 million ($1.14 billion) biotech company recovered in early trade Thursday after tumbling nearly 12 per cent the day before in Europe, after it was revealed…
Mission Health sends letter warning of website data breach spanning years
WLOS reports: A data breach on the Mission Health store website spanning years has many on edge across Western North Carolina and beyond. In a statement mailed to patients, Mission Health says they found a malicious code present on the store website that was sending the payment information to an unauthorized person. According to the…