The Irish Sun reports: Two lists containing the names and details of 33 patients from a Donegal hospital were found dumped in Letterkenny in recent weeks. The latest serious breach in patient confidentiality at Letterkenny General Hospital has been confirmed by Saolta, the company which governs the hospital. Read more on Irish Sun.
Auto Dealer Software Provider Settles FTC Data Security Allegations
The following is a press release issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that relates to a data security incident — a misconfiguration — discovered by MacKeeper researchers in 2016 that was previously noted on this site, including a subsequent settlement between DealerBuilt and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. From the wording of the…
A computer virus has thrown Philadelphia’s court system into chaos
Colin Lecher reports: Since May 21st, a virus has shut down Philadelphia’s online court system, bringing network access to a standstill. The problems started unexpectedly: suddenly, no one could seem to access the system to file documents. “It wasn’t working,” says Rachel Gallegos, a senior staff attorney with the civil legal aid organization Community Legal…
TX: Edcouch hit by ransomware
Joanna Guzman reports: A hacker gains access to the city of Edcouch and threatens to erase all the city’s information if officials did not deposit $40,000 in Bitcoins; a form of electronic cash. Information from the water department and city finances were compromised in the attack. The city manager says this comes just after the…
Radiohead’s unreleased OK Computer audio was stolen. Now the band is letting everyone hear it.
Allegra Frank reports: When music pirates go low, Radiohead goes high. After a hacker stole 18 hours’ worth of unreleased music that the band recorded during the late ’90s, one of its peak creative periods, Radiohead didn’t fight to keep the tracks out of the public ear. Instead, the band made the stolen tunes available…
SEC Issues Alert On Outsourcing and Data Security
Liisa Thomas, Sarah Aberg, Kari Rollins, and Katherine Boy Skipsey write: The SEC recently issued a risk alert warning about using vendors and cloud-based platforms. Many broker dealers and investment advisors are turning to these third parties to store customer data. In its alert, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations warns firms that…