Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley report: Hackers burrowed into the databanks of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and deftly dodged one of the world’s largest arrays of sophisticated detection systems for months. The attack, an outline of which was provided by two people familiar with the firm’s investigation, started in June at the digital equivalent…
MangaGamer reports database security breach
From UK Anime Network News: Security breaches of web sites big and small is a sad but unavoidable part of the online landscape at this point in time, and we’ve just received word from visual novel distributor MangaGamer that they have suffered from just such a breach in the past few hours. The e-mail notification…
Double whammy? Central Valley Target stores hit with credit card security breach
News10 reports that some Target customers in California have had their card numbers breached, but it’s not clear yet if there’s any connection to Target’s massive hack disclosed last year. Central Valley Target stores have been hit with a credit card security breach, according to information contained in a search warrant affidavit filed by U.S….
Ca: Six Greater Toronto Area hospitals gave patient info to photographers
Joel Eastwood reports: Six GTA hospitals compromised their patients’ personal health data by routinely handing it over to baby photographers who paid for access to maternity wards — breaches revealed by extra scrutiny following a major breach at Rouge Valley Health System. As far back as 2009, Mount Sinai, North York General, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Humber…
Editorial: NMSU should have reported theft sooner
Even though they acknowledge that the law allows 60 days to notify residents of a breach, the Las Cruces Sun-News took New Mexico State University to task for not notifying students sooner of a breach involving their personal information. Read their editorial here.
Apple tells developers they may not sell personal health data to advertisers
Kevin Rawlinson reports: Apple has tightened its privacy rules relating to health apps ahead of next month’s product launch, which is expected to see the unveiling of an updated iPhone and could include new wearable technology. The technology firm has told developers that their apps, which would use Apple’s “HealthKit” platform on the forthcoming products,…