And yet another blow to would-be plaintiffs in data breach litigation: you can’t raise claims under state law if ERISA applies and covers all the claims. Joe Lustig reports: For the second time this year, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that state law claims arising from Anthem’s February data…
Hacker sent ‘death to the Jews’ text messages after breach in phone network
Paul Farrell reports: A hacker attempted to send more than 4m text messages saying “death to the Jews” by exploiting the network of a global telecommunications company. A Guardian investigation has revealed that data was stolen in 2013 as a result of unauthorised access to the systems of SMSGlobal, which provides messaging services for “some of the world’s…
China Accused Of ‘Massive’ Hack Into AU’s Bureau Of Meteorology
Chris Uhlmann reports: China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on the computers at the Bureau of Meteorology, which has compromised sensitive systems across the Federal Government. Multiple official sources have confirmed the recent attack, and the ABC has been told it will cost millions of dollars to plug the security breach, as other…
Armada Collective threatens Greek banks with DDoS if they don’t pay $7.2M ransom
Ashley Carman reports: Three unnamed Greek banks are the most recent victims of an extortion campaign in which a hacker group is attempting to fully take down their websites. The group, calling itself the Armada Collective, apparently made its first demand on Thursday of last week, at which point it also launched the first of…
Bridgeport home healthcare aid arrested for stealing identity of 81-year-old
Fox61 reports that Philiann Barnett, 36, of Bridgeport, Connecticut has been arrested for the third time this year on charges of identity theft. In all three cases, she was working as a home healthcare aide to a senior with diminished mental capacity. According to Fox61, Barnett has been known to use the aliases Nikki Daley, Nikki…
OH: Thousands Of Medical Records Containing Confidential Info Found In Dumpster
Maureen Kocot reports: A good Samaritan says he was surprised when he discovered thousands of documents marked confidential in a dumpster. 10TV examined the documents and found medical records containing patients’ social security numbers, dates of birth, as well as detailed information about medical conditions and prescriptions. […] The Ohio Medical Board says it has…