Catalin Cimpanu reports: Three Republican senators have sent a letter to Google today demanding the company hand over an internal memo based on which Google decided to cover up a Google+ data leak instead of going public as most companies do. The existence of this internal memo came to light on Monday in a Wall…
Escaping Notice, by Laying Low
HIPAA lawyer Matt Fisher has a thoughtful commentary inspired by an OCR investigation first reported on this site. Unlike the FTC who have tended to demand 20-year monitoring plans as part of their settlements with entities that have data security breaches, OCR tends to use a more educative approach without monetary penalties or long-term monitoring in…
Alibaba passes blame for Alipay thefts to Apple
Asia Times reports: Chinese tech giant Alibaba warned users on Wednesday that they could be at risk from making cashless transactions or paying bills with its Alipay application on Apple gadgets, stressing that the security loophole was not the fault of its app but of the US firm. An Apple security breach was blamed by…
IE: Shock as man stumbles across confidential documents from Beaumont Hospital at side of road in Co Louth
Ailbhe Daly reports: A man told of his shock last night after finding confidential medical records at the side of a road. Jimmy McGuirk stumbled across the documents from the A&E of Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital on Friday as he picked up litter in Baltray, Co Louth. The 63-year-old said the files contained information on 29…
Garmin-owned navigation unit exposed thousands of boat owners’ data
Zack Whittaker reports: Navionics, an electronic navigational chart maker owned by tech giant Garmin, has secured an exposed database that contained hundreds of thousands of customer records. The MongoDB database wasn’t secured with a password, allowing anyone who knew where to look to access and download the data. The company’s main products give boat, yacht…
Lake Worth Utilities customers may have had credit card information stolen
WPTV reports: Customers of the City of Lake Worth Utilities who utilized the online credit card payment option to pay their bill may have experienced a possible breach of their credit card information. Lake Worth Utilities is encouraging all customers to check their statements for any fraudulent transactions that occurred between August 28 and October…