DAVID W. KENT, the founder of professional networking website Oilpro.com (“Oilpro”), was arrested for charges relating to computer hacking and wire fraud. The charges stem from KENT’s alleged role in repeatedly hacking into a competitor’s database to steal customer information and attempting to sell Oilpro to the same company whose database KENT had hacked. KENT…
Norfolk Admirals’ data breach exposes customers’ names, other information
Kimberly Pierceall reports: A hacker posted several thousand Norfolk Admirals customers’ email accounts, addresses and names on Wednesday, but the team’s online security firm says the data breach affected only about 250 customers. Norfolk Admirals Vice President Joe Gregory said his online security firm eliminated duplicates and spam email addresses from the list, significantly winnowing…
Vidant Health notifies patients whose PHI was exposed in court bankruptcy filings
Vidant Health, who notified employees at its Duplin hospital of a breach in February, has been notifying patients of a separate breach. In a letter to 897 patients, Privacy Officer Joy Hardee writes that Vidant first discovered a problem on January 14, 2016. The letter does not indicate when the breach first occurred, however. … We are…
Cyta launches insider data theft probe
The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) has launched an internal inquiry after suspicions that personal data belonging to employees of the organisation may have been stolen. The probe – which will be paneled by three people – has been ordered by the Cyta board following a recommendation from organisation bosses. The probe will be aimed primarily…
BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report
BakerHostetler has released its second annual data security incident response report, which is based on 300 cases they advised on last year. The report provides some statistics on causes of incidents, which industries were most affected, and what happens after a security incident is detected – from containment, to notification, to regulatory investigations and even lawsuits. A…
Mattel nearly loses $3M to a phishing scam
Bryan Clark reports: A finance executive fell victim to a phishing scam that saw the Los Angeles-based maker of children’s toys wire a cool $3 million to Chinese hackers. Expertly timed during a period of corporate change, the email hit the inbox of the unnamed executive and requested a new vendor payment in the amount of…