Dave Savini reports: A massive breach of medical records containing confidential personal information has prompted both federal and state investigations. It all started when CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini got a tip about what a dumpster diver found in the trash. Suburban Lung Associates has numerous offices affiliated with major hospitals. Charts belonging to their…
UK: Havering Council has accidently leaked more than 2,000 email addresses
Ralph Blackburn reports: More than 2,000 residents’ email addresses have been accidently leaked by Havering Council. The email was advertising a recruitment event and was sent to a mailing list of 2,248 people from the homes and housing office on Tuesday. The council tried to recall the message, but instead it was sent out four…
UK: Scottish plans for central identity database spark privacy criticism
Severin Carrell reports: Privacy and civil rights campaigners have urged the Scottish government to drop plans for a new identity database which could allow public bodies, including tax authorities, to share every adult’s private data. Scottish ministers have been accused of introducing a central database by stealth after civil servants quietly published plans to expand an NHS register…
Anthem says at least 8.8 million non-customers could be victims in data hack
Caroline Humer reports: Health insurer Anthem Inc, which earlier this month reported that it was hit by a massive cyberbreach, said on Tuesday that 8.8 million to 18.8 million people who were not its customers could be victims in the attack. Anthem, the country’s second-largest health insurer, is part of a national network of independently run…
UK: ICO fines Staysure after hacked card details used for fraud
There’s an update to a breach reported on this site in January 2014: An online holiday insurance company has been fined £175,000 by the ICO after IT security failings let hackers access customer records. More than 5,000 customers had their credit cards used by fraudsters after the attack on Staysure.co.uk. Attackers potentially had access to over 100,000…
AU: Police smash international identity-theft ring
Emma Partridge reports: Police have smashed an international identity-theft ring accused of making thousands of fake driver’s licences to fraudulently obtain loans and credit cards and board domestic flights. Three men and a woman were arrested in Sydney on Wednesday, eight months after officers detected a package from China containing 5000 NSW driver’s licence holograms….