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.,…
FTC Settlement Requires Fandango and Credit Karma to Establish Comprehensive Security Programs to Protect Consumers’ Sensitive Personal Information
Meena Harris writes: The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has approved final orders settling charges against Fandango and Credit Karma that the companies misrepresented the security of their mobile apps and failed to protect the transmission of consumers’ sensitive personal information. The FTC specifically alleged that, although the companies made security promises to consumers that their…
Snooping staff still top security issue
Erin McCann reports: When it comes to data breaches, hacking and loss or theft of unencrypted devices are far from healthcare security professionals’ only concerns. Employee snooping and insider misuse also prove to be among the biggest privacy threats in the healthcare sector today. Read more on HealthcareITNews, where Erin mentions some recent cases,…