The Dominion Post reports: A breach of privacy by a patient in Hutt Hospital‘s emergency department has been referred to police. Hutt Valley District Health Board chief executive Graham Dyer has confirmed that on September 8 a patient was able to view information about other patients on an unattended computer. “As soon as this issue…
Miami-Dade County Resident Sentenced For Identity Theft Schemes Involving Fraudulent Social Security Benefits And Income Tax Refunds
Thervil Alcinor, 34, of Miami, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga to 88 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Alcinor previously pled guilty to one count of access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(2), and one count of aggravated identity theft,…
The Maricopa County Community Colleges District data breach investigation they didn’t want us to see
In January 2011, DataBreaches.net reported that login credentials for the Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) were up for sale on the black market. That month, the FBI also contacted Maricopa to alert them to the breach. In response to the incident, MCCCD brought in Stach & Liu (now Bishop Fox) to investigate and make recommendations. Following…
Four hackers charged with stealing $100m in US army and Xbox technology
Nicky Woolf reports: Four men have been charged with breaking into the computer systems of Microsoft, the US army and leading games manufacturers, as part of an alleged international hacking ring that netted more than $100m in intellectual property, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The four, aged between 18 and 28, are…
Point of Sale Breach Timeline
Andrew Hay writes: If you’re like us you have a hard time remembering the point of sale (PoS) breaches that have occurred over the years. In an effort to simplify past public breaches, we have created a timeline that describes 59 distinct PoS-related breaches where the following were (or are believed to be) true: Malicious software was…
Lost disc with Jersey City Medical Center patient data is finally found, hospital says
Terrence T. McDonald reports: More than two months after a compact disc containing personal data of Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health patients went missing, hospital officials say the disc was found and no data was compromised.The CD, which was sent to an outside firm that reviews medical billing data back in June, was delivered earlier this month…