Today well known hacker collective RedHack has announced a breach of data on Turkey’s biggest ISP. The attack is on TTNET (http://www.ttnet.com.tr) which is Turkey’s biggest internet service and other telecom services provider. RedHack has announced from the @Redhack_en twitter account that they are starting to dump the data of clients who are not ordinary…
HHS strengthens patients’ right to access lab test reports
As part of an ongoing effort to empower patients to be informed partners with their health care providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to give patients or a person designated by the patient a means of direct access to the patient’s completed laboratory test reports. “The right to access…
Hearings Begin On Target Data Breach: Target CFO to testify tomorrow
Esme Murphy reports: Congress began a series of hearings Monday before a Senate banking subcommittee into the massive data breach at Target and other retailers. Lawmakers grilled the Secret Service about when Target told them about the breach, and another hearing is slated for Tuesday. That’s when Target CFO John Mulligan will be in the…
Target faces second credit union class action lawsuit
David Morrison reports: A second credit union has filed a legal complaint against Target over losses it said it sustained as a result of the firm’s card data breach late last year. The $38 million First Choice Federal Credit Union, headquartered in New Castle, Pa., filed its complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District…
Turkish ISP TTNet and other carriers hacked by RedHack – claim
The Turkish hacktivist collective RedHack claims to have hacked Turkish ISP TTNET as well as mobile operator Vodafone and Turkcell. They announced the hack this afternoon: Customer data of ISP TTNET, mobile operator Vodafone and Turkcell infiltrated and vast amount of data collected from the systems. + — RedHack_EN (@RedHack_EN) February 3, 2014 They also claim…
1,800 University of California – Davis Medical Center patients notified of breach after 3 clinicians fall for phishing scheme
The University of California Davis Medical Center has sent out notification letters to patients affected by a breach that occurred in December. In a letter dated January 30, Shara Merritt Reed, Privacy Program Director for the UC Davis Health System, writes that UCDHS recently learned that a medical provider’s email account was compromised by a…