Once again, Experian is notifying some consumers of a breach that resulted in their credit reports being accessed by criminals. The breach occurred on May 14. In this case, the client whose login credentials were compromised and used to access Experian’s database was the Bluegrass Community Federal Credit Union in Ashland, Kentucky. Experian and law enforcement…
Colleges Remain Big-Game Targets for Hackers
D. Frank Smith reports: Colleges have consistently been a prime target for hackers. In 2013, the University of Wisconsin sustained up to 100,000 hacking attempts each day, according to The New York Times. And research released May 20by the EDUCAUSE Higher Education Information Security Council shows that the education sector topped the charts in a survey of…
Audit of Southern Illinois U. uncovers multiple concerns
Associated Press reports that an audit of Southern Illinois University reveals that hundreds of computers are unaccounted for, raising concerns as to whether any confidential information was on them. Also of note: The audit also uncovered multiple breaches of confidential student information at the two campuses – including the names, grades and Social Security numbers of more…
Another North Shore University Hospital employee charged as part of ID theft ring
CBS New York reports that another former employee at North Shore University Hospital has been charged with identity theft. Latoya Talbert, 24, has been accused of stealing the identities so she could go shopping. Talbert was arraigned in Nassau County for her alleged involvement in an identity theft ring that began in 2011. Read more…
GA: Humana security breach could affect 3,000 local members
Health care company Humana is warning Atlanta residents about a possible security breach that could affect nearly 3,000 members in the area. According to the company, an Atlanta-area Humana associate’s vehicle was broken into and an unencrypted USB drive was stolen with the associate’s encrypted laptop computer. Read more on WXIA.
Elliot Health System notifies some individuals after computers stolen
Elliot Health System is notifying some of its patients after four computer work stations with unencrypted names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, limited health information such as billing codes, Social Security number for at least one patient, and Tufts Health Plan insurance number for at least one patient were stolen. EHS became aware of the breach on March…