Here we go again. Matthew Sturdevant reports: The Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut is asking a federal court to rule that it is not responsible for legal expenses and losses stemming from a data breach at P.F. Chang’s Chinese Bistro. On Oct. 2, the insurer filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, seeking…
Hackers cut deal to work for Cambodian gov’t
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea reported this on October 1: Two members of “hacktivist” group Anonymous Cambodia convicted of computer hacking yesterday will be spared further jail time. Instead, they have been ordered to put their “excellent” IT skills to use combating cybercrime in the Ministry of Interior. Bun King Mongkolpanha, 21, alias “Black Cyber”, and Chou…
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities notifies almost 3,400 of breach
The following notice was posted by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities on their web site yesterday. Spoiler alert: they do not say whether any policies requiring encryption or security of mobile devices were violated by the employee who left the laptop in an unattended vehicle. Nor are they offering any free credit…
FL: Swan and Dolphin Resort worker accused of snooping through personal information (UPDATED)
Jeff Deal reports: Investigators learned a worker at the Swan and Dolphin Resort on Walt Disney World property was snooping through personal information of others. Investigators said 26-year-old Bryant Plosch, a security officer at the resort, was supposed to use the database to protect guests. Instead, officials said they caught him logging in from his…
TX: More veterans personal information may have been shared
If you read the VA’s monthly reports to Congress (as I do), you’ll know that these mis-mailings are all too common. Barry Davis of KENS5 reports: Rich Corey was glad to see a voucher from the VA arrive at his home, so he could go see a doctor outside of the veterans healthcare system. The…
Edmonton man outraged after information breach by Royal Alexandra Hospital
Shallima Maharaj reports: An Edmonton man was left stunned after being discharged from the Royal Alexandra Hospital and discovering the discharge papers he was given were not his own. “I got this gentleman’s paperwork with his Alberta health care number, his birthday, his name. Everything. Everything of this gentleman’s is here,” said Kevin Plican. Plican was also…