This is Part 2 of today’s posts reporting on apps leaking health information. The leaks were shared with DataBreaches.net by researcher Chris Vickery, and this one involves very sensitive health and medical information. Part 1 reported on iFit’s data leak. Screenshots provided to DataBreaches.net on December 8 by Vickery revealed that 4,926 user accounts from Hzone Dating App for HIV-positive…
Two apps with health info found leaking: researcher. Part 1: iFit
Apps that collect and store health-related information are often not covered by HIPAA, but a breach involving the data they collect could be problematic. Today, I report on two leaking apps containing health information. Both of these leaks were reported to DataBreaches.net by researcher Chris Vickery. Part 1, below, is on iFit’s data leak. Part 2 will report on…
ISIS hackers leaks military information in response to Anonymous ‘ISIS trolling day’
Kavita Iyer reports: In response to the “ISIS day of trolling”, the ISIS-affiliated Islamic Cyber Army (ICA) have reportedly released the personal information of some 160 U.S. military personnel. The personal information released included full names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails of numerous high-ranking U.S. and French military officials. It came on a day that…
Anonymous Hacks European Space Agency Domains
Waqas writes: The online hacktivist Anonymous has breached the subdomains of the European Space Agency website and leaked personal and login credentials of thousands of subscribers and officials — The reason for targeting the agency? Well, ”We did it for the Lulz” says Anonymous. […] he data has been divided into three files which include site’s database, full…
Hacker Claims to Have Taken Sensitive Data from City of Providence, Rhode Island
Uh oh. GoLocalProv reports: The City of Providence’s website has been hacked and the hacker has posted an ominous message claiming to have control of sensitive data and that the data is for sale. It is unknown what data, if any, is under the control of the City of Providence, but as three years ago the City…
FL: Clinic Owner & Patient Broker Arrested in Insurance Fraud Scam
This was reported last month, but I seem to have missed it until now. As it involves the misuse of patient information for fraud, I decided better to post it late than never: As a result of a joint investigation by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office and the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, 55 year old Violeta Otero,…