Gabrielle Fonrouge, Kevin Fasick and Natalie Musumeci report: A court-appointed lawyer left documents containing the names and addresses of child-abuse victims — and even explicit details about their cases — to be scattered along a busy Midtown street, The Post has learned. The alleged breach of confidentiality involved 13 city and state case files that…
Report: Hackers ‘aligned’ with Vietnam government attacked international firms and media
Jon Russell reports: A hacker group “aligned with Vietnamese government interests” carried out attacks on corporate companies, journalists and overseas governments over the past three years, according to a report from cyber security firm FireEye. FireEye, which works with large companies to secure their assets from cyber threats, said it has tracked at least 10 separate attacks…
Former Government Contractor Pleads Guilty To ID Theft Scheme
A former government contractor pleaded guilty Friday to stealing the identities of numerous co-workers to make purchases at online retailers such as Amazon, Express, and Victoria’s Secret. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Lakeisha Bradshaw, 28, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was a government contractor employed by Veteran Solutions, Inc., and was…
Is FBI Telling Hollywood to “Pay the Ransom?”
Tatiana Siegel reports that there have been “at least a half-dozen extortion attempts against Hollywood firms over the past six months alone, say sources in the cybersecurity industry.” And things are so bad, it seems, that: The frequency of the attacks has overwhelmed the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, which has been unable to properly…
Couple sues Virginia Mason Medical Center for 2nd time after winning $8.5M verdict
Alyssa Rege reports: A Washington couple filed a second lawsuit against Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center, alleging the institution failed to provide information about multiple privacy breaches involving their medical and financial records, according to K-5 News. Matthew and Sarah Hipps, MD, previously sued VMMC in 2013. Read more on Becker’s Hospital Review.
Ca: Children solely affected by OHIP privacy breach
Johanna Weidner reports: Personal information for thousands of children was mailed to strangers in an OHIP privacy breach. The province confirmed Thursday that all the incorrectly printed health card renewal notices it mailed belonged to children who have a birth date in early July. A printing mistake on the double-sided form resulted in a mismatch…