Nikolaj Nielsen reports: EU citizens are losing some €1.5 billion every year as criminals siphon off their money through the fraudulent use of debit and credit cards. A new report released on Monday (7 December) by the EU police agency Europol found that the thefts most often occur in the United States. “The majority of…
No one’s to blame? I beg to disagree.
Another data theft in the education sector. And yet again, no one did anything wrong because there was never any policy. Yesterday I added a breach to DataLossDB involving the Morgan Road Middle School in Georgia. A flash drive with unencrypted student information, including SSNs, was stolen from an teacher’s unattended car. A gradebook was…
Former Texas HHS employee charged with identity theft; Hundreds may be impacted
Lou Antonelli reports on yet another insider breach that resulted in ID theft. This time it was an employee of the Texas Department of Health & Human Services.
Former Owners of Goldthwait Associates, Pathology Groups Agree to Pay $140,000 to Settle Claims that Patients’ Health Information was Disposed of Improperly
Remember the 2010 case where four Massachusetts pathology groups’ records were found dumped improperly by their business associate, Goldthwait Associates? There’s been a settlement in the case: BOSTON – Former owners of a Marblehead-based medical billing practice and four pathology groups have agreed to collectively pay $140,000, settling allegations that sensitive medical records and confidential…
Panasonic Czech Republic and Slovakia Hacked, Defaced & Data Leaked
Turkish Ajan Hacker group member @Maxn3y has contacted us with the first large breach of the year by them. The breach is on another electronic giant this time Panasonic Czech Republic and Slovakia sites have become targets in @Maxn3ys on going spree of hacks which started mid 2011. The attack has left Panasonic websites for both country’s defaced but more for Czech republic with…
Man admits to paying hospital employees to steal patient data
An update to the Florida Hospital breach where an employee, Dale Munroe II, and his wife were selling patient information. Munroe pleaded guilty in October, and now Sergei Kusyakov has, too. Amy Pavuk reports: Federal authorities say Sergei Kusyakov, who was involved with Metro Chiropractic and Wellness Center and City Lights Medical Center, illegally obtained private information about…