It seems it isn’t all over for a lawsuit by nine financial institutions against Heartland Payment Systems following a mammoth breach disclosed in January 2009. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s dismissal of negligence claims and remanded. Here’s part of the opinion, issued yesterday: Turning to the case sub judice, we hold the…
7GB data Leaked from Azerenergy, Azerbaijan’s largest electrical power producer
Once again anonymous hacktivist have announced another leak of data from the Azerbaijan government and more so its largest electrical power producer . The leak which is said to be over 7GB of files comes from Azerenergy and has been uploaded to anonfiles in 13 different parts. The announcement of the leaked data was originally posted to cyberguerrilla.org just…
UK: ICO to scrutinize firms’ use of rogue private detectives
Cynthia O’Murchu and Helen Warrell report: The Information Commissioner’s Office is looking into whether companies and individuals broke the law by using private investigators convicted of illegally obtaining private data. Last week the ICO was given 20 files of material by the Serious Organised Crime Agency relating to four private investigators found guilty of “blagging”…
North Dakota amends breach notification law to include medical information
V. John Ella writes: North Dakota has amended its data breach notification law to include “medical information” and “health insurance information.” See N.D. Century Code, Section 51-30-01. Amendments to the law also provide an exemption for HIPAA covered entities, business associates, or subcontractors so long as they are in compliance with breach notification requirements under title 45, Code…
Update on Department of Energy hack (updated)
More details are available about the Department of Energy hack that occurred in July. Mathew J. Schwartz reports: According to an email sent to all DOE employees on Aug. 29, information on 2,532 current employees, 3,172 former employees and seven employees on leave was stolen in the breach, which occurred in July. At the time, DOE…
GA: Nurse sentenced in ID theft for tax refund fraud case
There’s a follow-up to a breach reported previously on this blog. Melody Milton, 38, of Albany, Georgia, was sentenced on August 12, 2013, following her guilty pleas on August 23, 2012. Milton was a home health care nurse employed by Phoebe Putney Home Health Care.