Once again the Australian government has been hacked and as a. result. data was leaked which has exposed the fact that the administration have been setting and using passwords that could be guessed by anyone. The attack which was carried out by @Venomsec had targeted an Canberra based website for victim support (victimsupport.act.gov.au). Victim Support ACT is a service…
RiteAid mobile app left customer prescription history vulnerable – customer
Cross-posted PHIprivacy.net: When Michael Ramirez recently used RiteAid’s mobile app to check on a prescription, he never expected to be able to access other customers’ names, addresses, and prescription records. But he was able to, and now Ramirez, a computer scientist working for the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in Charleston, is going…
Rite Aid mobile app left customer prescription history vulnerable – customer
When Michael Ramirez recently used Rite Aid’s mobile app to check on a prescription, he never expected to be able to access other customers’ names, addresses, and prescription records. But he was able to, and now Ramirez, a computer scientist working for the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in Charleston, is going public…
Long Island Medical Supplier Convicted of $10.7 Million Medicare Fraud and HIPAA Violations; Stole Over 1,000 Patient's Records
Last month, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York convicted the owner of a Long Island medical supply company of a $10.7 million Medicare fraud and wrongful disclosure of private patient information. The conviction of Helene Michel of Old Brookville, New York, was announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern…
AZ: Latricia Williams, Shelton Tanner sentenced in identity theft and tax credit fraud scheme
Ashley Loose of ABC15 reports: Buckeye resident Latricia Williams was sentenced to three years in prison Friday after pleading guilty in March 2012 as one of three individuals involved in an identity theft and tax credit scam. An indictment alleged that Williams, her sister Gezelle Helena Amaechi and husband Shelton DeWayne Tanner received fraudulent tax…
UK: Crown Prosecution Service grovels after leaking IDs of hundreds arrested during student riots
Jane Fae Ozimek reports: A botched response to a Freedom Of Information Act request could be about to cost the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dear. Prosecutors have issued grovelling apologies after revealing the identities of over a hundred people who were arrested during the tuition-fee riots but subsequently released without charge. […] The CPS provided…