Andis Robeznieks reports: Discussions over taxing cosmetic medical procedures such as Botox injections led to a new law in Colorado that limits the state Department of Revenue’s ability to audit personal medical information, and has set in motion a process to further strengthen medical privacy safeguards. Rep. Dianne Primavera, a cancer survivor and Democratic chairwoman of the state House…
CT: Backpack Containing Potential Access Health CT Client Info Found in Hartford (updated)
This doesn’t sound good in terms of having adequate security. Associated Press reports: Hartford police met with an Access Health CT official to investigate reports that an employee stole customer’s personal information, police said. The investigation came about after Connecticut’s health insurance exchange learned that someone found a backpack containing personal information of possible Access…
U.Va. Email Accidentally Exposes Student Information
Associated Press reports: The University of Virginia says a law school administrator accidentally sent an email with the personal information of 155 students. Officials say the email sent earlier this week via a school mass mailing list included a spreadsheet that contained GPAs, class ranks and personal biographical information on students who are applying for…
Fraudsters Allegedly Used Data Stolen From Dominican Republic Call Center
Narayan Ammachchi reports: The Dominican Republic has arrested 17 men on suspicion of stealing data from call centers and extorting money from American citizens. Police in the island state are reportedly hunting for four more suspects. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the suspects impersonated its special agents and extorted about US$880,000. The…
Liquidnet settles with the SEC over dark pool data breaches
New York-based brokerage firm Liquidnet has agreed to pay a $2m settlement fee to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over shortcomings in how the dark-pool owner guarded private data about firms using its platform. The investigations, which date back to 2011, found that the firm improperly allowed its Equity Capital Markets (ECM) desk, a…
Former restaurant employee charged with stealing customer info
Hospitality sector continues to pose a huge risk to the security of our payment card info, and insiders are often involved: A former restaurant employee is accused of stealing customers’ credit card information then using it to pay her own bills. Authorities charged Jolene Weisheit with fraud. Investigators say she used to work at the…