September 7 – OBERLIN, KS – On July 25, 2016, it was discovered that a CAT scan log binder detailing patient information was not in its typical location on the Decatur Health System (DHS) premises. The binder was believed to be taken from DHS premises between 5pm on July 22, 2016 and 7am on July 25,…
Protenus’ Breach Barometer for August is available
From Protenus, with whom DataBreaches.net collaborates in compiling monthly statistics for health data breaches: The number of breached records reported in August totals an unsettling 8,804,608. While this total does not exceed the staggering 11 million records we reported in June, it once again demonstrates that PHI breaches continue to be a huge problem for a wide…
33 Million Plaintext Passwords Stolen From QIP.ru Instant Messaging Service
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Hackers have stolen over 33 million user records from QIP.ru, an instant messaging service used predominantly in Russia. Softpedia received a sample of the data from HEROIC, a cybersecurity startup that protects users from hackers and cyber threats. The company claims to have received the data from a hacker using the Jabber ID [email protected]….
Owen Smith Tweets Login Data to 16,000 Followers
Slack Alice writes: File under “major situational awareness issues”: A picture tweeted out by Labour’s leadership contender Owen Smith’s team inadvertently showed 16,000 people how to log into the Pontypridd MP’s phone bank system. The pic showed the candidate at a phone canvassing session—along with a sign in the background showing the web address, ID,…
Baltimore addiction treatment clinic hacked; patients’ info up for sale on dark web (UPDATED)
The non-profit organization Man Alive in Baltimore provides substance abuse treatment and mental health services to some of the city’s neediest residents. As if the facility didn’t have enough challenges, on August 24, they were hacked, and a patient database with sensitive personal and treatment information was put up for sale on the dark web. DataBreaches.net was first tipped to…
Two members of “Crackas with Attitude” arrested in North Carolina
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Andrew Otto Boggs, aka “INCURSIO,” 22, of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and Justin Gray Liverman, aka “D3F4ULT,” 24, of Morehead City, North Carolina, were arrested today on charges related to their alleged roles in the computer hacking of several senior U.S. government officials and U.S. government computer systems. According to charging documents…