In April, I noted that the Burnett Practice had signed an undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after an email account they used to notify patients of upcoming appointments was hacked. Today, the ICO posted a summary of their follow-up to ensure that the practice complied with the undertaking. Given that the follow-up actions by…
Can states ban abortions at earlier stages?
Lyle Denniston of the amazing SCOTUSblog writes: In a wave of new laws enacted across the country, foes of abortion are pushing a common goal: to ban the termination of pregnancy at earlier stages than the Supreme Court has previously allowed. The first new case seeking to test whether the Court will go along with…
Investigative report by Brian Krebs leads to more questions for Experian from Senator Rockfeller
At least one member of Congress is paying attention. Senator Jay Rockefeller has written to Experian, requesting more details on security issues first reported by Brian Krebs. Brian has more on the latest developments here. I suspect that Senator Rockefeller is not aware of the FTC complaint I filed about Experian data breaches last year….
Former FAMU student sentenced to two years in federal prison for identity theft
Karl Etters reports: One of three former Florida A&M University students involved in a 2010 scheme to steal financial aid money from other students was sentenced to two years in federal prison Thursday. Christopher J. Wright, 23, of Fort Lauderdale was sentenced on charges of aggravated identity theft and access device fraud after he and…
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data publishes reports on two investigation into data security at the Hong Kong Police Department
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong has released two reports on investigations involving possible violations of the Data Protection Ordinance. Both reports involve the Hong Kong Police Department. The first investigation involved the leakage of an HKPD document containing personally identifiable information via Foxy (a file-sharing program). Two instances…
The Fisherman’s Restaurant notifies employees after contractor error results in their data being transmitted to another restaurant
Back in 2009, I reported on some hacks in the hospitality sector involving Radiant Systems’ point of sale technology and one of their distributors in Louisiana. But it was their back office technology service that was involved in a breach recently disclosed by The Fisherman’s Restaurant to its employees. By letter dated October 8th signed…