The New York Times addresses an issue I’ve discussed here before: under what circumstances can the state limit doctors’ speech. While I’ve focused on Florida’s “Docs vs. Glocks” law, another law, passed in two states and upheld at the appellate level, prohibits licensed practitioners from offer conversion therapy to minors. Read the introduction to the…
UPS Store discovers malware intrusion; notifies customers at 51 franchise locations
From the uh-oh dept.: UPS Store, on behalf of 51 franchise center locations writes: We are writing to notify you of an incident that involves certain of your personal information. The UPS Store, Inc. (“The UPS Store”), among many other U.S. retailers, recently received a government bulletin regarding a broad-based malware intrusion targeting retailers in the United…
St. Louis housing complex manager admits stealing identities
Robert Patrick reports: The manager of the Clinton-Peabody Housing Complex here has admitted stealing the personal information of residents and using it file false tax returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Marsha Harrington, 42, used tenants’ Social Security numbers and other personal information, filed false tax returns and kept the refunds, they said. Two…
Hacking Exposed 78% Of All Records Compromised In First Half Of 2014
RiskBased Security reports: We are pleased to release our Data Breach QuickView report that shows that 2014 is on pace to replace 2013 as the highest year on record for exposed records, and the recently reported exposure of 1.2 billion email addresses and user names has not been included. The 1331 incidents reported during the first half…
Patient's Snooping Claim Amounts to Defamation
Jeff D. Gorman reports: A woman who wrongly accused a clinic employee of revealing her pregnancy in breach of medical confidentiality committed defamation, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled. Karen Greene complained that Beverly Tinker improperly gained access to Greene’s medical file at the Pilot Station Health Clinic in 2007. Though Tinker said she merely looked…
Is your firm violating the Data Protection Act or begging for a hack of its Twitter account? (updated)
ThreeUK, who claim to have a 45% share of all mobile traffic in the UK, has a social media presence on Facebook and Twitter. They also have a dangerous practice of requesting customers provide personal details such as full name, phone number, postcode, and date of birth via direct messages (DM) to their support team, e.g.,…