SAPA reports: A Slovenian court on Monday sentenced to 58 months in jail Matjaz Skorjanc, the creator of the “Mariposa Botnet”, a vast network of virus-infected computers used by criminal hackers. Skorjanc was found guilty of “creating a malicious computer programme for hacking information systems, assisting in wrongdoings and money laundering”, the Maribor regional court…
Back at FTC v. LabMD, a commissioner recuses herself
In one of the FTC enforcement actions I’ve been following, there has been another development. On December 17, LabMD moved to disqualify Commissioner Julie Brill from hearing the case, claiming her public statements that specifically mention the case show she has prejudged the case. The FTC responded to the motion, here, opposing the motion, but…
Massachusetts dermatology practice settles potential HIPAA violations; will pay $150,000 and implement corrective action plan
HHS has just issued this press release concerning a settlement of charges arising out of a breach previously covered on this site in 2011: Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C., of Concord, Mass., (APDerm) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification…
TX: Former Cuero city secretary charged with intercepting police emails
Sonny Long reports: A former Cuero city secretary has been indicted for intercepting police department emails and passing along the information to “people who shouldn’t have it,” said DeWitt County District Attorney Michael Sheppard. Lisa Moravitz, 39, was indicted by a DeWitt County grand jury Dec. 16 and arrested Saturday on two charges of unlawfully…
NJ: Computer stolen from Inspira Medical Center Vineland (updated)
UPDATE: There was no patient data on the computer. Original post: Yesterday, Don E. Woods reported: Police are investigating the theft of a computer, according to reports, that took place from the radiology department in the regional medical center. The computer may have contained personal records and information, police said, which are password protected. The…
Frustrated with SnapChat’s non-response to their vulnerability report, researchers go public
Julie Bort reports: If you use Snapchat please be aware that your phone number could now be grabbed by hackers, security researchers told Business Insider. That’s because these same researchers just published detailed instructions on how to hack Snapchat. The researchers, who call their company Gibson Security, were frustrated that Snapchat had ignored their previous…