Today the australian federal police have announced that a 17yo unidentified juvenile has been charged in parramatta children’s court for hacking offences. In the press release by the AFP they have stated that this juvenile is possibly an active member of anonymous and from what i can tell of the charges they are facing it appears they might be getting charged for some defacements and…
Dorn VA warns patients after laptop with their information discovered stolen
Renee Slandera reports that the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina is notifying more than 7,000 patients that a laptop stolen from the Respiratory Therapy Department in February contained their names, dates of birth, and partial Social Security numbers. Since the laptop was stolen, Dorn officials say all laptops connected…
Three health insurers notifying patients after learning call-center employee stole members' Social Security Numbers
Connextions, a technology and solutions provider providing call-center services for health insurers, reportedly had a long-running breach that affected over 4,800 patients insured by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio, and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana. According to HHS’s breach tool, which first made me…
Pointer: A consolidated view on data breaches in 2012
Neira Jones has been posting a series of articles on breaches that readers of this blog might find interesting. See Part 1 and Part 2 of her commentary.
Glens Falls Hospital alerts patients of possible information breach
Jon Alexander reports: The medical records of more than 2,300 Glens Falls Hospital patients were stored for more than four months on an unprotected computer server, and the hospital’s investigation into whether the sensitive information was illicitly accessed is ongoing. The hospital announced Thursday that a forensic audit determined that an outside records contractor, Portal…
Activision Can’t Push Data Breach Suit Into Arbitration
Law360 reports: A California federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid by Activision Blizzard Inc. to force a putative class action over its data security protection into arbitration, rejecting the video game maker’s interpretation of an invasion of privacy exclusion in its arbitration agreement. Read more on Law360.com (subscription required). The case is Benjamin Bell…