Forgot to post this one the other day…. MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Officials of White Lodging Services Corporation, an independent hotel management company, announce the suspected breach of point of sales systems from the period March 20 – December 16, 2013 at food and beverage outlets, such as restaurants and lounges, at 14 properties. In addition,…
Redspin Reports on the 'State of Healthcare IT Security'
Press release. CARPINTERIA, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Redspin, Inc., a leading provider of penetration testing and IT security assessments, today released its annual Breach Report 2013 – Protected Health Information. In the report, Redspin provides in-depth analysis of the complete history of PHI data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), identifies current trends,…
CT: State to offer credit guard for 1099 error
Jesse Buchanan reports: Rebecca D’Angelo, of Meriden, opened a tax form she received from the state on Saturday only to find someone else’s name, address and Social Security number on the bottom of the page. “My intention is to cut the bottom of the form and mail it to its rightful owner with a note,”…
War on Anonymous: British Spies Attacked Hackers, Snowden Docs Show
Mark Schone, Richard Esposito, Matthew Cole and Glenn Greenwald report: A secret British spy unit created to mount cyber attacks on Britain’s enemies has waged war on the hacktivists of Anonymous and LulzSec, according to documents taken from the National Security Agency by Edward Snowden and obtained by NBC News. The blunt instrument the spy…
Norwalk, OH: No one in trouble for SSN debacle
Scott Seitz reports: Norwalk officials reported Monday no one will face discipline involving the release of residents’ Social Security numbers during a postcard mailing last week. The cards originally were mailed to provide residents access to 2013 Norwalk municipal income tax forms. Diane Eschen, finance director, said the city provided Shamrock, the firm which processed…
Industries dodge breach blame
Associated Press reports: Banks and big retailers are locked in a debate over the breach of consumer data that gripped Target Corp. during the holiday season. At issue: Which industry bears more responsibility for protecting consumers’ personal information? The retailers’ argument: Banks must upgrade the security technology for the credit and debit cards they issue….