Philip P. Corneliuson, DDS, of Fresno, California sent his patients the following notice on October 8: SUBJECT: IMPORTANT – Notification of Data Security Breach Dear Patient, On the afternoon of Saturday , September 15th 2012, we discovered our office suite broken into and our computer stolen. The computer stored both medical records and insurance information,…
Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2012 – what did they find in the health care sector?
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2012 (for 2011 data) is out, and although their methodology and sample does not include all the breaches that get reported to HHS or on DataLossDB.org, I thought their findings on the health care sector interesting. From their press release, here’s their overview of major findings: Health Care Most…
174 million records compromised in 855 data breach incidents last year, says report
Out-Law.com has a recap of some of the main findings in the 2012 Verizon DBIR: Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (92-page / 3.47MB PDF) (DBIR) covering the year 2011 found that 174 million records were compromised in a total of 855 data breaches in what it called an “an all time low” for protection against data breaches….
Barnes & Noble discloses breach involving pin pads at dozens of stores (update2)
Remember when Michael’s Stores found that pin pads in some stores had been replaced? It looks like the same thing has happened to bookseller Barnes & Noble’s brick and mortar stores. According to the New York Times, the firm discovered the breach on September 14. As of now, it appears that pads at 63 stores…
Survey on privacy and healthcare fraud seeks participants
FairWarning, Inc. is seeking survey participants for a survey of healthcare professionals on privacy monitoring and healthcare fraud. If you would like to participate in their survey, you can do so at this link.
Official Thailand Mcdonalds Hacked, User Credentials Leaked By Maxney
Turkish Agent Hacker Group member Maxney has been at it again targeting high profile fast food websites after last week’s attack on Pepsi Hungary which seen a 14 part leak that totalled over 50,000 user credentials being leaked. Today Maxney has contacted us again with an attack on Thailand’s McDonald’s website which has allowed them to gain access to the…