Chris Dunker reports: A breach of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln computer server potentially exposed thousands of student names, ID numbers and grades to an outside source, campus officials said Tuesday. In a letter sent to approximately 30,000 current and former students, UNL said an unauthorized breach of a server hosting a math placement exam occurred…
Data breach affects almost 400,000 Community Health Plan members (UPDATE2)
Bob Young reports: Almost 400,000 current and former members of the Community Health Plan of Washington have had personal information, including Social Security numbers, exposed in a data breach. The nonprofit, which provides health insurance through Medicaid in Washington, is sending letters to 381,534 individuals Wednesday notifying them of the invasion and steps they can…
Data Breach Plaintiffs’ Allegations Sufficient for Standing in Employee’s Suit Against CareCentrix
Ted Karch writes: On Monday, the court in Hapka v. CareCentrix, Inc. ruled that employees of CareCentrix whose personal information was compromised have alleged enough harm for standing under Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. In early 2016, a phishing attack compromised defendant CareCentrix’s systems, revealing personal information of up to two thousand employees. CareCentrix notified the plaintiff of…
This Free App Can Protect You From Ransomware
Lee Mathews reports: If you’re properly prepared, however, ransomware can actually be quite easy to deal with. The security professionals at Cybereason think their new, free Windows app can help. It’s called (logically enough) RansomFree. Cybereason says it protects computers by watching for the behaviors typically exhibited by ransomware. Like other anti-malware tools with behavioral analysis tools,…
Hackers Have Stolen Millions Of Dollars In Bitcoin — Using Only Phone Numbers
Laura Shin reports: Just after midnight on August 11, self-professed night owl Jered Kenna was working at home in Medellin, Colombia, when he was notified the passwords had been reset on two of his email addresses. He tried to set up new passwords himself by prompting the email service to send him text messages containing…
Data breach enables car thieves in Jersualem
Roee Yanovsky reports: Criminals from east Jerusalem were able to use information from a Hyundai and Kia data leak to steal dozens of brand new luxury cars and smuggle them into the West Bank. Israel Police recently arrested three east Jerusalem residents who were able to access data from the two companies, and using that…