Paul Kunert reports: The UK’s number two website hosting business, Easily.co.uk, has confirmed to customers it has fallen prey to cyber crims. The NetNames-owned company, which hosts 100,000 sites including 65,000 in Britain, told punters yesterday IT systems were attacked by an “unknown third party”. “A forensic investigation by independent experts has revealed that unauthorised…
CardCrypt: 16 Companies Exposed Customers Unencrypted Credit Card Data
Jett Goldsmith writes: A security vulnerability affecting 16 companies worldwide, including Air Canada, the CN Tower, and the San Diego Zoo, has potentially revealed the unencrypted credit card data of hundreds of thousands of customers, according to a report by threat detection firm Wandera. Read more on Neowin. Over on Wandera’s blog, they write: Today, Wandera announced…
1,500 patients impacted by laptop theft
Another physician has reported that a stolen laptop contained patient information. Carolyn B Lyde, MD, of Dermatology Center of Lewisville, Texas, notified HHS on November 30th that 1,500 patients were affected. There is no statement on their web site at this time and a Google search isn’t turning up any notices.
Hackers Threaten to Put Bullet in Researcher’s Brain
Robert Hackett reports: Researchers at the Citizen Lab, an Internet watchdog group based at the University of Toronto, published a deep dive on Monday about a seven-year hacking campaign against South American political dissidents, journalists, and others. During the investigation, the cyber spies engaged with the researchers directly, issuing a series of taunts, jabs, and threats on…
OH: First Transit notifies employees after malware discovered on server
Malware inserted on a server on October 23, 2011 wasn’t discovered until October 21, 2015, reports First Transit‘s external counsel. For almost four years, employees’ information, including name, address, date of birth, phone number, driver’s license number, and Social Security number may have been compromised. In response to the discovery, First Transit took the server offline…
OH: More details emerge about patient records found at recycling center
Katie Wedell provides more details about patient records found at a recycling center in Springfield, Ohio It seems the person who found the records and reported that there were “hundreds” of records underestimated how many there were. Community Mercy Health Partners could face penalties from the federal government for improperly disposing of private medical records after thousands of old laboratory…