AP reports: A judge on Wednesday approved a multi-million dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former Sony Pictures Entertainment employees whose private information was stolen in a massive data breach. […] . Gary Klausner approved the agreement that gives roughly 437,000 people impacted by the breach identity theft protection from the time of…
Katherman Kitts notifies clients whose identity and financial information was stolen from unattended vehicle
It’s 2016, and yet we’re still seeing totally and easily avoidable data breaches like this one, reported by Katherman Kitts: On February 25, 2016, hard drives containing backup files for one of the firm’s servers, along with other incidental items, were stolen from a partner’s locked vehicle. These files may have contained some of your…
Escambia County School hit with payroll system security breach
Stephanie Nelson reports: The Escambia County School System is one of three in the state hit with a payroll accounting system security breach that allowed fraudulent tax returns to be filed in employee names. The systems, which include Alexander and Dothan city, use Innovak – a Spartanburg, S.C.-based provider platform for financials. Ongoing investigations at…
Ca: Co-workers irate after Powell River nurse who snooped in medical files gets job back
If you think it’s “excessive” to fire an employee for snooping in patients’ records, then you don’t get the importance of medical privacy. And for a union representing healthcare workers to try to claim that an employee shouldn’t be fired for repeated snooping just because others hadn’t been fired is, well…. disgraceful. What has happened…
The security holes at the heart of the Panama Papers
James Temperton and Matt Burgess report: The front-end computer systems of Mossack Fonseca are outdated and riddled with security flaws, analysis has revealed. The law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers hack has shown an “astonishing” disregard for security, according to one expert. Amongst other lapses, Mossack Fonseca has failed to update its Outlook Web Access login…
VA responds to security breaches on eBenefits website
Danielle Leigh reports: An Army veteran from Yelm has a warning for other veterans about security breaches on the eBenefits website maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The website is a universal portal for managing retirement, healthcare and disability described as “a secure environment where you can safely access your personal…