UC Davis Health System officials are notifying 1,800 patients that their personal or medical information may be compromised after three doctors were hit with an email phishing scam. The physicians’ email accounts were exposed to malicious software in the mid-December security breach, health system spokesperson Charles Casey said. He said the doctors assumed the email came…
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NY: Audit of charter school finds serious IT security deficiencies
As I’ve done before, this post highlights the findings of a NYS Comptroller’s Office audit on information technology and data security. Previous audits posted on this blog have looked at public school districts and universities. This one involves a charter school – Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School in Rochester. The school was established in 2000…
UK: Wymondham College apologizes over pupils’ data breach
BBC reports: A school has apologised for a data breach in which personal information about students was sent to their teenage classmates. Sixth-form pupils at Wymondham College, Norfolk, were mistakenly sent a link to a spreadsheet intended for teachers. It included data on whether pupils had special educational needs, whether they were “looked-after” children and…
VA: Supt. of Loudoun County Public Schools statement on breach (updated)
Statement on the school district’s website from Supt. Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick: Recently, the school system was informed of a security breach involving one of our software vendors. The vendor, Risk Solutions International, maintains the school system’s Emergency Management Plans. The website contains some personal information about students and staff members that is normally restricted to…
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA notifies patients after e-mail gaffe
The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington posted a breach alert on their web site dated December 16. It was not linked from their home page, but located under Press Releases: Privacy Breach Notification December 16, 2013 The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center (VAWW) in Walla Walla is offering free credit…
Better understanding of the Target breach through Credit Card anatomy
Really really helpful post over on 451 Security. Here’s the intro: I’ve written this post for two reasons. First, the recent Target breach has led to some confusion, which I will try to clear up here. Second, I wanted to create an easily referenced educational resource on how credit cards are designed to work. I’m…