Yet another incident involving the theft of patient data in Florida by employees has been disclosed. In a letter to those affected, the University of Miami Health System writes: Based on information provided by law enforcement on July 18, 2012, the University of Miami Health System conducted an investigation that revealed that two University of…
Guild Wars 2 officials say ongoing password attack affects 11,000 accounts
Dan Goodin reports: Password crackers have hacked more than 11,000 accounts belonging to players of the popular game Guild Wars 2, in part by using credentials siphoned from an unknown fan site that was recently compromised, game officials said. Officials with Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet recently began the practice of proactively e-mailing customers when someone logs into an account…
ME: Sheriff Department’s Social Security numbers breach poses privacy concerns
Seth Koenig reports: Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce is urging the approximately 180 people recently arrested by his agency whose Social Security numbers were accidentally made public this week to be wary of strange activity in their bank or other personal accounts. […] On Thursday night, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office announced that a new…
Wyndham files motion to dismiss FTC privacy suit
Stephen E Wieker and Liisa M. Thomas write: In a strongly-worded motion filed in federal district court in Arizona, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts LLC recently asked the court to dismiss all charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleging Wyndham engaged in unfair and deceptive privacy practices. As we reported in June, according to the FTC, these practices…
Identity theft victims can pursue litigation against health insurer: Court
Since December 2009, when two laptops were stolen from AvMed’s office in Gainesville, Florida, the case has been pursued by some of the 1.2 million insured whose personal and health information were on the laptops. In November 2010, five of them filed a potential class action lawsuit, Although AvMed claimed in November 2010 that there was…
Update: Alleged EPISD computer hacker expected to plead guilty
Adriana M. Chavez reports: A 20-year-old Mississippi man accused of hacking into the El Paso Independent School District’s computer system last year is scheduled to plead guilty later this month. Court records show Kaleb Harper Ketchens will plead guilty at 10 a.m. Sept. 19 before Senior U.S. District Judge David Briones. Read more on El Paso Times. As…