Patrick Foster reports: A television company that is part-owned by the BBC has sacked one of its executives, after he offered to provide them with a huge cache of confidential broadcasting data stolen from Ofcom, the media regulator. UKTV, which operates channels such as Dave and Gold, is understood to have been offered six years’…
Hacker group Anonymous begins releasing personal information on Donald Trump
Matt Levin reports: Hacker group Anonymous declared war on Donald Trump this week. On Thursday, they started releasing personal information on the Republican front-runner for president. The group allegedly has posted Trump’s Social Security number and his phone number on the site Pastebin. The cyber-attack also claims to have published the phone numbers his agent…
UC Baby shuts down ultrasound video service due to lack of security
Yvonne Colbert reports: It bills itself as Canada’s No. 1 trusted company for 3D ultrasounds, but UC Baby has shut down its video service across the country because of a lack of security, after a CBC News investigation raised questions about whether customers can trust the service to protect their privacy. A tip from a viewer…
Cloquet schools suffer ‘ransomware’ attack
Jana Hollingsworth reports: The Cloquet school district was the victim of a malicious computer software attack last week that resulted in the equivalent of a lock on much of its information, and a $6,000 ransom demand to have it released. School was canceled Thursday so technology employees could work on the problem. The district, which…
North Memorial Hospital settles HHS charges for $1.55M
First: refresh your memory of a 2011 breach involving Accretive Health, a business associate of North Memorial Hospital. Then read HHS’s press release how that breach just cost North Memorial Hospital $1.55 million, and why: $1.55 million settlement underscores the importance of executing HIPAA business associate agreements North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota has agreed to pay…
Confidential Ohio medical records exposed
Derrick Waller reports: A Cuyahoga County man said he stumbled upon a data breach involving medical records filed by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he filed a claim with the department. When he logged onto the state BWC website and entered his personal claim…