Brian Krebs reports: Multiple financial institutions say they are seeing a pattern of fraud that indicates an online credit card breach has hit Park-n-Fly, an Atlanta-based offsite airport parking service that allows customers to reserve spots in advance of travel via an Internet-based reservation system. The security incident, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string…
Fairfax County Notice: Unauthorized Vendor Release of Personal and Medical Information
Fairfax County, Virginia issued the following release yesterday about a breach that does not appear on HHS’s public breach tool and that was not previously known to this site. They say a total of 595 individuals were affected, but the number whose PHI were involved was not specified: Since a 2012 unauthorized data release by…
Reeve-Woods Eye Center notifies 30,000 patients after malware discovered on computers
One of the recent additions to HHS’s public breach tool involves a breach at Reeve-Woods Eye Center in California. In a November 12th notification letter to those affected, they write: Dear Patient or Patient’s Personal Representative, I am writing on behalf of Reeve-Woods Eye Center (the “Eye Center”), which is an eye clinic with two…
Guardians of Peace issue first “Christmas Gift” and a warning
DataBreaches.net received links to the GOP’s newest paste and message. In a somewhat chilling message, they write: Notice We have already promised a Christmas gift to you. This is the beginning of the gift. Warning We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places “The Interview” be shown, including the premiere,…
Sony hit with lawsuit by former employees over email leaks
It was only a matter of time, right? Sara Hamedy and Meg James report: The first legal salvo has been leveled against Sony Pictures Entertainment since the massive computer breach that exposed the personal information of thousands of current and former employees. Lawyers representing two former Sony Pictures employees filed a class-action lawsuit in federal…
Ca: Rouge Valley Health System Failed to Protect Patient Health Information
A review by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) of two significant privacy breaches involving the sale of new mothers’ personal health information for financial gain has determined that Rouge Valley Health System (hospital) failed to put in place reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect patient information. In an Order issued today, Acting Commissioner…