KVUE reports that Nina Pham, a nurse who contracted ebola while working in a Texas hospital, is planning to sue the hospital for lack of adequate training and for invasion of privacy: The 37-page lawsuit alleges that Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital and its parent company [Texas Health Resources] did not provide proper training for Pham…
NY: Stolen Pioneer bank laptop contained some customers’ data (updated)
Eric Anderson reports: Pioneer Bank over the weekend alerted some of its customers that an employee’s laptop stolen Jan. 26 contained “secured personal information of certain customers, including names, social security numbers, street addresses, and account and debit card numbers.” Letters were sent to those customers whose information “may have been on this laptop,” Pioneer…
Who ‘owns’ an investigation into a security breach?
Taylor Armerding writes: The last things an organization needs when launching an investigation into any kind of security breach are confusion and disorganization. If it is not clear who is really in charge, or what responsibilities fall to what departments, that is adding trouble to trouble. But that, according to the Security Executive Council (SEC),…
“Short” hack at computer chip firm ASML
Janene Van Jaarsveldt reports: Chip manufacturer ASML has confirmed in a short statement that their IT systems has been hacked. The company states that immediate action was taken and that they are conducting an investigation. At this time it is unclear who is responsible for the hack. Read more on NLTimes.
IE: Data breach from University of Limerick student village
Cillian Walsh reports: The bank account details and PPSN numbers of over 350 residents at the University of Limerick’s Kilmurry Student Village were leaked to the public earlier this month. On the evening of Friday, February 6, an email with an attachment containing the bank account details, including Sort Codes, BIC numbers and IBAN numbers,…
Can a genetic test be anonymous? (debate)
The New York Times Room for Debate asks, Can a Genetic Test Be Anonymous? Read the responses by: Ifeoma Ajunwa, Law Professior: There’s No Guarantee Somalee Datta, Director, Bioinformatics at Stanford: A Path to Better Health Care Research Marcy Darnovsky, Center for Genetics and Society: A Dangerous Business Model Frank Pasquale, Author, “The Black Box Society:” Insure People Against Genetic…