Telecompaper reports: The Belgian Data Protection Authority reported a sharp increase in the number of data breaches reported to the regulator since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation took effect in May, at 317 compared to 13 in 2017. The health, insurance, government, telecom and financial sectors were the top sources of the notifications. The…
Private health information leaked from University Kentucky HealthCare
Veronica Jean Seltzer reports: When you go to the hospital, you probably just want to get better. You’re likely not thinking the private information you’re giving doctors may slip out. Recently, some of that information made its way out of UK Hospital to someone who never should have seen it. That’s how ABC 36 came…
OVMC, EORH patients diverted to other hospitals after ransomware attack
Linda Comins of The Intelligencer is reporting: Emergency squad patients are being diverted away from Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital this weekend because the hospitals’ computer system has been attacked by Ransomware. Karin Janiszewski, director of marketing and public relations for OVMC and EORH, confirmed Saturday afternoon that a Ransomware attack…
Data Protection Authority of Baden-Württemberg Issues First German Fine Under the GDPR
Here’s a more detailed analysis of the GDPR fine of 20,000€ levied against a German flirting site, knuddels.de. Dr. Henrik Hanssen and Dr. Stefan Schuppert write: In the first fine issued by a German data protection authority under the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), on 21 November 2018 the authority of the German state…
U.S. Says Russia, Other Nations, Are Uncooperative on Cybercrime Investigations
Dennis Fisher reports: A top United States law enforcement official called out Russia for not cooperating with cybercrime investigations on Russian citizens, and said the U.S. will continue to “identify nations that routinely block the fair administration of justice and fail to act in good faith”. In a speech before the Interpol General Assembly on…
IN: Lake Ridge Schools loses suit to recover $120,000 missing after hacking incident
Bill Dolan reports: The Lake Ridge School Corp. has had another financial setback only weeks after voters declined to provide more tax revenue to the struggling institution. The school district recently lost a legal battle with a New York bank to recover more than $120,000 stolen two years ago by an offshore computer hacker. School…