Paging HHS to Aisle 4…. Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree reports: What started as a routine purchase of a surplus county building has resulted in the discovery of thousands of medical records and allegations of theft. Jerseyville resident Edward Crone bought the property at 505 S. Main St. from the county on March 19 — more than a…
UK: Bettys specialty foods notifies customers of data breach
From Bettys.co.uk, a notification of a breach they discovered on May 8. Frustratingly, they only say that it was due to an “industry-wide software weakness” without being more specific as to what they’re talking about. DataBreaches.net contacted Bettys to ask for more specifics, but they declined to answer, saying public disclosure would only encourage copycat attacks, and…
How Evil Hackers Can Cause Chaos At Horribly Vulnerable Car Parks
Thomas Fox-Brewster reports: There’s been growing interest in car hacking in recent years, inspired by researchers showing off exploits in real vehicles, tinkering with Teslas, and uncovering glaring vulnerabilities in third party kit. But criminal hackers could vex drivers in other ways, such as compromising internet-connected, easily hackable parking management systems, according to Spanish researcher Jose Guasch. At the Hack…
Expo 2015 – Anonymous Italy claims to have stolen 1TB data from Best Union
Pierluigi Paganini reports: Anonymous Italy continues to target the Expo 2015 Universal Exposition being hosted in Milan with a series of attacks under the Operation Italy (#OpItaly). The collective of hackers it targeting systems of the organization and the companies that are working for the event. The last victim in order of time is the Best Union,…
Anonymous Hacks Chile Govt In Support Of Student Protests, Against Police Brutality
Waqas reports: Anonymous hacktivist breached a government of Chile website and leaked login details of officials in support of student protests against the government’s education policy. Read more on HackRead.
Where Does Sony Settlement Leave CGL Insurance for Data Breaches?
What does your CGL policy mean by “publication in any manner?” Jana Landon reports: It was reported recently that the parties in the closely watched data breach case of Zurich American Insurance v. Sony Corp. of America (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 21, 2014) settled while Sony’s appeal of an unfavorable trial court opinion was pending. That…