And here’s yet another recent case out of California where a laptop with personal information was stolen from a vehicle. This time, it’s Harmonic: We are writing to inform you of a potential information security incident involving your personal information. While Harmonic does not know whether your personal information has been or will be misused,…
CPA leaves devices with unencrypted client tax data in vehicle, and…. ugh.
Okay, I grant you that I am not in a great mood today, but color me unsympathetic to those who are “horrified” that clients’ data is stolen when they haven’t adequately secured the data. Case in point: My Dear Tax Clients, It is with a heavy heart that I bring you this news. On Friday…
The 1% Program of Public Architecture discloses breach
From their web site: “The 1% program of Public Architecture connects nonprofit organizations in need of design assistance with architecture and design firms willing to donate their time on a pro bono basis. “ I wish really bad karma for all hackers who go after non-profits trying to do some good in this world. Posted by the 1%…
DutchWear notifies online customers of payment card breach
Boersma Bros. LLC, dba DutchWear has disclosed a breach affecting those who made purchases online between November 7th and December 6th. On Saturday, December 6th, 2014, we received information that raised suspicion of an unauthorized breach of our website that was exposing the payment information for some customers of DutchWear. In order to best protect…
Yes, the Sony hack implicates HIPAA
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) reported the hack involving PHI from its Health and Welfare Benefits Plan to HHS, thereby hopefully ending the debate in some media as to whether they were a HIPAA-covered entity. According to SPE’s submission, the hack affected 30,000 plan participants or their dependents.
World’s Biggest Data Breaches
Ooh, pretty. Look what the folks at Information is Beautiful did with data from DataBreaches.net and the Identity Theft Resource Center: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/