Tyler Kingkade reports: The University of Oregon illegally pried through the medical records of a female student who was expected to file a sexual assault-related lawsuit against the school, a staff therapist claims. Jennifer Morlok, a senior staff therapist at UO’s counseling center, alleges in a letter to university administrators and a Justice Department attorney…
How many breaches has Anthem had?
While everyone’s still talking about the Anthem breach, a number of sites have noted that this was not Anthem/Wellpoint’s first breach. That’s true, but according to my records, this may be their first publicly disclosed hack. In reverse chronological order, here’s what my blog posts from this site, my two other sites, and other sources reflect,…
Altegrity Files Bankruptcy; Lost OPM contract following USIS hack
Add Altegrity to the short list of businesses that collapse following a data breach, although it may not be the consequences of the breach that were solely responsible. Since August 2014, Altegrity Inc., the government contractor principally owned by private equity firm Providence Equity Partners, has been dealing with the consequences of a cyber-attack in one of its…
Anthem Hack Liability Hinges on Due Diligence
John Commins reports: Anthem Inc. faces hefty costs to repair the massive security breach that may have compromised the personal records of 80 million people. The extent of that liability could depend upon what safeguards the health plan had in place, and how it responds to the concerns of customers and federal regulators, industry observers say. Given…
Uncovering Security Flaws in Digital Education Products for Schoolchildren
Natasha Singer reports: When Tony Porterfield’s two sons came home from elementary school with an assignment to use a reading assessment site called Raz-Kids.com, he was curious, as a parent, to see how it worked. As a software engineer, he was also curious about the site’s data security practices. And he was dismayed to discover that…
HSBC insider breach: Fallout continues for private banking clients and the bank
The HSBC data theft by their former employee Hervé Falciani is finally getting a lot of mainstream media attention here, with 60 Minutes doing a segment on Falciani last night (video). The computer files, which Falciani shopped to a number of governments, reveal that HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, profited from its…