A dumpster diver in Harlingen, Texas hit pay dirt: “Social Security numbers, birthdays, home addresses, home telephone numbers, you name it,” he said. Channel 5 News tracked the documents back to Harlingen Texas Motors, which closed last year. But wait…. it’s probably not what you’re guessing. Read on: We spoke to the owner of the business. He…
Target data breach settlement remanded by appeals court after two consumers raise concerns
It ain’t over until…. well, no body-shaming here, but Target is not out of the woods on litigation from their massive 2013 breach. Law360 is reporting: The Eighth Circuit decided Wednesday to send back to lower court the $10 million deal that let Target Corp. out of multidistrict litigation over its notorious 2013 data breach,…
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas pays $3.2m penalty for multiple violations of Security Rule
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, part of Children’s Health nationwide network, has paid HHS $3.2 million to settle charges stemming from multiple breaches involving ePHI and failure to comply with the Security Rule, despite notice of their shortcomings. Here’s HHS’s press release with a link to their determination: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for…
2.5 million PlayStation and Xbox players’ details stolen by hackers
Richard Trenholm reports: Millions of Xbox and PSP gamers have had their personal details hacked. A data breach of two popular gaming forums has exposed the account details of 2.5 million users, potentially opening up their other online accounts to attack by hackers. The Xbox360 and PSP ISOs, which host game download files, were hacked in September 2015. That’s…
Arming Employers Against Internal Hackers, the 11th Circuit Clarifies CFAA’s “Loss” Requirement
Carol Mongtgomery of Butler Snow LLP writes: The Eleventh Circuit ruled last week in a wrongful discharge turned Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) case, spinning the employee’s case against his employer on its head. The facts of Brown Jordan International, Inc. v. Carmicle stemmed from the employment of Christopher Carmicle by Brown Jordan, a furniture manufacturer….
Password-stealing security hole discovered in many Netgear routers
Graham Cluley writes: A security researcher has described how he uncovered a severe security hole in dozens of different Netgear routers, meaning that “hundreds of thousands, if not over a million” devices could be at risk of having their admin passwords stolen by hackers. Simon Kenin, a researcher at Trustwave, has explained how sheer laziness on a…