Conor Pope reports: Customers of a further eight companies including Clerys, Centra, Postbank and Pigsback have had their personal information stolen in the data breach at Co Clare-based company Loyaltybuild. Credit card information of customers of Clerys’ loyalty travel scheme as well as personal details including names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses are now know (sic) to have been stolen…
NZ: Christchurch transport card flaws expose identities, grant free bus rides
Darren Pauli reports: Kiwis could have their names, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers exposed by flaws in the Christchurch public transport system that could also allow locals to travel on buses for free. The security flaws in the contactless bus ticketing system — some known to operator ECan since 2009 — allowed an…
FBI warns of U.S. government breaches by Anonymous hackers
The Department of Energy hack noted previously on this blog may be part of a larger and longer campaign against government agencies by members of Anonymous who exploited an Adobe vulnerability. At least that’s what an FBI memo seen by Reuters seems to suggest: The hackers exploited a flaw in Adobe Systems Inc’s software to…
And yet 9 more breaches added to HHS's breach tool (Update2)
HHS added 9 more breach reports to its public breach tool yesterday. Here’s a recap of the ones we already knew about: The UnityPoint Health breach was added to the list, although the third party company that provided the employee to UnityPoint was not disclosed in their report. In a statement sent to PHIprivacy.net today,…
Everywhere I look/listen, there's a HIPAA breach
Maybe I should start a column just about the “small” HIPAA breaches I seem to trip over on a too-frequent basis. Today’s entry occurred in the waiting area of an outpatient endoscopy/colonoscopy service. I was sitting and chatting with another woman as we waited for our respective spouses. Out came a doctor, who walked up…
Rape trial evidence battle yields small victory for victims
Jill Burke reports: The trial of an Anchorage man accused of sexual assault has forced the Alaska courts to address a challenging question: Should a victim’s private medical and mental health records be fair game? At stake is the proper balance in Alaska between a crime victim’s right to privacy and a criminal defendant’s right to…