Catalin Cimpanu reports: European aerospace corporation Airbus disclosed today a security breach that impacted its commercial aircraft manufacturing business. The company said the security breach “resulted in unauthorised access to data.” According to a press release published earlier today, Airbus said that “some personal data was accessed,” but “mostly professional contact and IT identification details…
UK: Medical records end up in St Helena Hospice shop
Caroline Tilley reports: Dozens of confidential patient medical records were breached after they ended up in a charity shop, it has been revealed. More than 40 patients at Mersea Island Medical Practice were affected by the breach when a GP took the documents home and accidentally donated them to St Helena’s Hospice. Staff members realised…
NJ: Addictions Recovery Provider Integrity House Notifies Individuals of Burglary of Device with PHI
From their notification: NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – January 18, 2019 – Integrity House has become aware of a potential data security incident that may have resulted in unauthorized access to personal information, including Social Security numbers and limited health information. Although at this time there is no evidence of any attempted or actual misuse of…
Verity Health System of California, Inc. and Verity Medical Foundation Notify Individuals and Regulatory Bodies of Data Security Incident
From their public notification: [El Segundo, CA, January 25, 2019] – Although there is no evidence of the unauthorized access or use of individual health or personal information, Verity Health System of California, Inc. and Verity Medical Foundation (collectively “Verity”) are notifying potentially affected individuals that some of their personal information may have been accessed…
Filipino Telecom giant Globe leaks customer registration data
Ray Walsh reports: Online reports have emerged that Filipino telecoms Globe Telecom Inc. has experienced a widespread data blunder. The major telecoms provider has allegedly leaked customer’s private details to fellow customers via email. The firm, one of the most popular in the Philippines, has around 60 million customers. On Friday, January 28, a string…
Russian Darknet Hacker Extradited to US from Bulgaria
Bruno reports: One of the eight hackers accused of false advertising schemes on the dark web in November 2018 has now been extradited to the United States. Russian national Alexander Zhukov, also known under the pseudonym “Nastra,” was indicted for developing two advertising schemes, one in 2014 and another in 2015. Both fraud projects included…