Delia Ephron writes: There is probably nothing about me that is not in the hands of hackers. First, JPMorgan Chase, where I have a bank account, got hacked, then Sony, where I have worked as a screenwriter, then Morgan Stanley, where I have a brokerage account, then Anthem Blue Cross, which has my medical information. Read…
Anonymous attacks NYPD union website
Rebecca Harshbarger reports: A cyberattack shut down a website for the NYPD captains union, targeting it with malware, union officials said. Hackers from the group Anonymous, which supported the Occupy Wall Street movement and recently started an online war with ISIS, corrupted the website of the Captain Endowment Association on Friday. […] Richter wrote that…
MN: Birth mother stole White Bear Township teen’s identity, charges say
Let’s not forget that a lot of identity theft is perpetrated by family members. Here’s today’s nominee for Mother of the Year. Elizabeth Mohr reports: A 19-year-old White Bear Township woman realized something was amiss when she was denied a credit card and the state and IRS started sending her letters. Investigators determined that the woman’s…
AU: Drug and alcohol counselling service hacked
Holyoake describes themselves as a leading provider of drug and alcohol counselling and support services in Western Australia: Each year Holyoake helps more than 4,000 people by providing practical programs to address peoples’ alcohol and drug abuse issues, guiding people through challenging times and into a better future. I wonder how those clients would feel if…
UK: Blunder leads to leak of 500 patient email addresses
Another day, another e-mail gaffe. Will Cook reports: Bosses at Barnoldswick Medical Centre have apologised after a data breach led to almost 500 patient email addresses being circulated on a survey. Read more on Pendle Today.
Colorado nurse who defrauded Medicaid using medically fragile children’s claims sentenced to probation
Medicaid fraud can pose risks to the patients, particularly when the patients are not well enough or old enough to check any explanation of benefits statements for themselves. In this case, an adoptive/foster mother used medically fragile children’s information to defraud Medicaid. Luckily, the children were not harmed. Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman announced…