Matt Brian reports: There appears to be something wrong with the internal systems over at social management company HootSuite, after it started sending out email reminders to users warning them that their free 60-day HootSuite Pro trial was about to end – but also included the names and email addresses of other people using the…
Ca: Veterans minister halts privacy breach investigation by vets ombudsman
I’ve previously covered a privacy breach involving an activist veterans’ medical records. I was somewhat disturbed to read that the investigation into the breach has been shut down. Murray Brewster reports: An investigation by Canada’s veterans ombudsman into a controversial breach of privacy was quietly shut down last year on the instructions of Veterans Affairs…
Pivotal DNA Privacy Case Gets Supreme Court Hearing
David Kravets reports: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a major genetic-privacy case on whether authorities may take DNA samples from anybody arrested for serious crimes. The case has wide-ranging implications, because at least 21 states and the federal government have regulations requiring suspects to give a DNA sample upon arrest. In all…
LG’s False Request Content Take Down
Today i woke to 8 emails that had been sent within minutes of each other all exactly the same and funny enough they all come from the LG public relations office. Last week we did a post on LG Smart world being hacked and having its data leaked online. This data was verified by us and archived for research and…
Gaping hole in Google service exposes thousands to ID theft
John Lettice reports: A security flaw accessible via Google’s UK motor insurance aggregator Google Compare has potentially exposed vast numbers of drivers to identity theft. The vulnerability, the existence of which has been verified by The Register, made it possible for comprehensive personal details – including names, addresses, phone numbers and job – to be harvested…
CO: Memorial Patient Information Missing
Memorial Hospital (University of Colorado Health) issued the following statement on November 6: Memorial Hospital has discovered that laboratory reports containing a certain amount of health information for 6,400 patients are missing. The laboratory reports are used for processing billing and charges for laboratory services, not for clinical care. There is no evidence the missing…