Jeanne Price reports: Phishing emails, lax security or a previously unknown software flaw could turn out to be the cause of the latest eatery data breach. This one hit a number of prominent restaurants in the Pacific Northwest after hackers gained access a Point Of Sale (POS) system created by Information Systems & Supplies (ISS) of Vancouver,…
KR: Executives at 3 credit card firms face heavy penalty for data theft
Chung Ah-young reports: About 80 officials, including former CEOs and executives, from three credit card firms face heavy penalties for the theft of customers’ personal information, the financial regulator said Wednesday. Former CEOs of the firms face heavy penalties equivalent to recommendations of dismissal, which means they will be banned from working for other financial…
Booking site HotelHippo.com in ‘appalling’ data leak
Dave Lee reports that a simple url manipulation exposed customers’ information: A hotel booking website that was leaking large amounts of customer information is being investigated by the UK data privacy watchdog. HotelHippo.com, owned by HotelStayUK, had revealed booking information that had been a “gift for burglars”, a security expert said. The exposed data could allow the…
Consortium tests exchanging behavioral health data while maintaining privacy
Joseph Conn reports: A federally backed consortium of behavioral health providers, administrators and health information exchange experts has joined the chorus of voices addressing the vexing issue of how to pass along medical records for behavioral health patients without violating their privacy rights. The Behavioral Health Data Exchange Consortium, in a 105-page final report and…
Vermont Health accessed numerous times before breach detected – report
Jillian Kay Melchior has an update on the Vermont Health breach reported previously: A Romanian attacker hacked the Vermont health exchange’s development server last December, gaining access at least 15 times and going undetected for a month, according to records obtained by National Review Online. CGI Group, the tech firm hired to build Vermont Health…
Astros Respond After Hackers Breach Internal Database
The Houston Astros say they have been the victims of hackers who accessed their servers and published months of internal trade talks on the Internet. Read more on KWTX, who also provide a copy of the team’s statement.