Helpful write-up by Dena Feldman on the final HITECH rule as it applies to business associates and subcontractors includes: Direct Liability under the Security Rule. The final rule alters the regulations to expressly subject business associates to the administrative, physical, and technical safeguard requirements of the Security Rule. HHS commented that, because business associates previously had…
10 Questions to Ask Your Child’s School District on Data Privacy Day 2013
The following is cross-posted from PogoWasRight.org: For Data Privacy Day 2013 on January 28, I’ve tried to compile a list of questions parents should ask their child’s school district about how their child’s personal information is protected. Send your letter to your district’s Superintendent with a cc: to your district’s Board of Education: Dear ________:…
Audit cites UIHC for lacking encryption
Tara Bannow reports: About half of the more than 500 laptops issued to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics employees last summer did not have encryption software to protect sensitive information, a deputy state auditor said Monday. A state of Iowa auditor’s office report released Monday described how the lack of encryption software on some…
Meacham Tool & Hardware hacked, personal order details leaked
A tool and gun shop that goes by the name Meacham Tool & Hardware Co (https://www.meachamrifles.com/), has been hacked and some of its customer information leaked. The attack appears to of happened around the 25th by hacker @SikNESS_AXiOM who announced it on twitter and posted it to pastebin but it has since been removed. > Meacham…
DhooL.com Hacked, 15,274 Credentials leaked
A popular Indian based music website, Dhool.com has been hacked and had its forum user database leaked. The hacker who uses the handle 3rr0r404 made a post to paste bin with another link to the actual data in html format hosted on anonhtml.com in what appears to be the typical SQL injection tool output. The leak data appears…
NY: Key Bank customers warned of ID thefts
WIVB in upstate NY has a report that hints that while Key Bank is saying that reports of ID theft are not linked to any breach of their systems, they may be the source of the problem: Town of Tonawanda Police are warning Key Bank customers their accounts may have been compromised. Authorities say in…