Sandeep Shetty writes: Update (added on 3 Dec 2013): Based on my feedback Myntra.com has now setup [email protected] for reporting security issues. Kudos to them for taking the first step towards a better responsible disclosure process and setting an example for other Indian companies. Last week a bug on Myntra.com let anyone with an account take over…
Lawmakers ask for deeper look into FDA security hack
Josh Lowensohn reports: Washington lawmakers today asked for a more thorough review of a security attack against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this year, which resulted in compromised data. That attack took place on October 15th, 2013, which was the last day of the US government shutdown, and resulted in a breach of…
Ca: Security breach at provincial registry jeopardizes privacy rights of 25,000 personal support workers; ministry must act
Obviously there’s a political agenda here, but it’s curious I hadn’t heard about any breach until I read this press release. There is no notice on the Ontario PSW site concerning any breach: Concerns and questions are mounting over the lack of provincial government action and oversight following a serious security breach at an employer-run…
San Francisco Doctor Accepts Bitcoin to Protect Patient Privacy
Kadhim Shubber reports: A doctor and former programmer is using bitcoin’s revolutionary payment system as a new way to protect his patients’ privacy. Earlier this year, Dr Paul Abramson’s private practice, My Doctor Medical Group in San Francisco, began allowing patients to pay for their care with bitcoin. The decision has meant that people who want to keep their…
IL: Laptop Containing Patient Information Stolen From SIU (updated)
WICS reports: A laptop containing personal information of 1,891 SIU [Southern Illinois University] HealthCare patients is presumed stolen. The computer, which belonged to a former SIU orthopedic surgeon, was discovered missing from a locked office on October 15. SIU HealthCare said today that certain personal and medical information of 1,891 patients was contained on the laptop….
New mobile healthcare app to track medications and refills seeking beta-testers
A Greenville-based company, Apothesource, is seeking prospective beta-testers for a new mobile application called ‘Pill-Fill’. Pill-Fill™ takes an entirely new approach to managing medications, doctors and pharmacies. The app manages and consolidates all of this information for its users automatically. In as little as 30 seconds, Pill-Fill builds an always up-to-date list of the most important and personalized healthcare…