Graham Cluley writes: Although over 100,000 new malware variants may be discovered every day by security researchers, that doesn’t mean that the criminals behind the attacks need to be equally inventive in their methods to infect users. In fact, truth be told, the methods used to compromise users’ computers are often close to the same…
BitQuick Shuts Down After Security Breach; Seeks New Management (updated)
From EconoTimes: BitQuick, a leading P2P trading platform, recently announced that it shut down its server following an attack that gave the attacker unauthorized administrative access. However, all funds, IDs and emails remain secured. “The breach was immediately noticed, and the server was shutdown to prevent any further damage. We are still performing a formal…
NZ: Breach of doctors’ privacy alleged at Waikato District Health Board
Libby Wilson reports: An alleged privacy breach involving doctors’ own health and safety information has sparked debate. Waikato District Health Board human resource staffers entered health and safety files of specialists without authorisation, according to the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). The union has advised its Waikato members to stop using or giving medical information to the board’s Health and Safety Service. Read more on…
Improper disclosure of research participants’ protected health information results in $3.9 million HIPAA settlement
There’s a follow-up to a breach I first noted on this blog in 2012 when Feinstein Institute for Medical Research issued a press release about a laptop stolen from a programmer’s car. Now HHS has issued a press release of its own: Improper disclosure of research participants’ protected health information results in $3.9 million HIPAA…
NY: Centers Plan for Healthy Living Notifies Members of Stolen Laptop
March 1, 2016 Subject: Stolen Laptop On January 4, 2016, Centers Plan for Healthy Living learned that on or about January 1, 2016 a laptop was stolen from its corporate offices. It is suspected that the laptop may have contained a file which included the name, address, date of birth, Medicaid number and/or Medicare number,…
FINRA fines Raymond James $500,000
Linn Freedman of Robinson & Cole writes: Financial services firm Raymond James Financial Services Inc. (Raymond James) has agreed to settle an investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for $500,000. The investigation stems from allegations that Raymond James requested that new financial advisers disclose and bring confidential customer information to Raymond James when…