Ransomware continues to hit smaller entities and not just big hospital systems. Jo Anne Embleton reports: Being struck by a software virus is every computer user’s worst fear, including Alto city officials, who are now having to deal with the aftermath of a ransomware virus. Earlier this month, the city utilities office was hit by…
MedStar Health hit by virus affecting system
So no sooner do I get done updating the Mercy Iowa City breach that involved a virus infection of their system, then I see that MedStar Health in Washington also suffered a breach due to virus infection. John Cox of Washington Post reported: A virus infected the computer system of MedStar Health on Monday, forcing…
Michigan dentist notifies patients of missing backup drive
On March 4, W. Christopher Bryant DDS P.C. alerted his patients to a potential data security breach that impacted 2,200 patients. On March 15, he posted this letter on his web site: 8285 S. Saginaw Suite 102 Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439 Dear Patients and Friends March 15, 2016 You are receiving this letter because of a recent…
Update to #InvestBank hack?
I had reported on a hack and extortion demand involving InvestBank back in November and December of 2015. The bank hadn’t paid the extortion demand by “Hacker Buba” and massive amounts of data had been dumped. This week, there was an update to the incident. I’m not sure what to make of it, but a…
Initial Release of the Information Security Primer for Evaluating Educational Software
So pleased to see this announcement from Bill Fitzgerald: One of the unspoken issues in working on security and privacy in educational software is that, while many people are passionate about privacy and security, many people don’t know how to start evaluating software or how to assess any potential risks they might uncover. One of…
Ca: UBC release of uncensored personal information an ‘honest mistake’: report
Gemma Karstens-Smith of CBC News reports: The release of uncensored details about the departure of a former University of British Columbia president was an honest mistake, says a new report. Former B.C. information and privacy commissioner David Loukidelis reviewed the university’s conduct and policies after hidden attachments containing uncensored personal details about Arvind Gupta’s abrupt…