Following the disclosure by Community Health Systems in an SEC filing that they suspected Chinese hackers were responsible for the theft of 4.5 million patients’ information, the FBI sent out a “Flash” warning to alert the the healthcare sector that it was being targeted by hackers. It was the second warning they had issued in a period of a few months. In…
Health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield discloses breach that could affect tens of millions of customers and employees (Update2)
Following the disclosure by Community Health Systems in an SEC filing that they suspected Chinese hackers were responsible for the theft of 4.5 million patients’ information, the FBI sent out a “Flash” warning to alert the the healthcare sector that it was being targeted by hackers. It was the second warning they had issued in a period…
Report Claims Russians Hacked Sony
From the how-many-people-were-in-there dept., Mathew J. Schwartz reports: Russian hackers, using spear-phishing attacks, successfully breached the network of Sony Pictures Entertainment in November 2014, and continue to have on-demand access to Sony’s network, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Taia Global. But it’s not clear if those hackers unleashed the malware attack and data…
UK: Newcastle nurse sacked after snooping on medical records and discussing them on social media
Katie Davies reports: A nurse who was caught snooping on medical records before talking about it on social media has been sacked. Joyce Jennings worked as a registered nurse at the Newcastle NHS Foundation Trust, when she accessed records she wasn’t privy to. Jennings, who brought her 30 years’ experience into disrepute, was suspended to…
Banks: Card Thieves Hit White Lodging Again
Ouch. Brian Krebs reports: For the second time in a year, multiple financial institutions are complaining of fraud on customer credit and debit cards that were all recently used at a string of Marriott properties run by hotel franchise firm White Lodging Services Corporation. White Lodging says it is investigating, but that so far it has found no signs…
JP: Hacker who framed computer users with cyberthreats jailed for 8 years
Tomohari Osaka reports: The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday handed down an eight-year prison term to a hacker who hijacked computers and used them to send malicious threats, leading to the erroneous arrest of the devices’ unsuspecting owners. The case, which dates back to 2012, raised questions about policing practices after four people were wrongfully…