The same attorney who has filed lawsuits against Western Health Authority and Eastern Health Authority over their recent privacy breaches has now sued Central Health Authority, too. CBC reports: Shawna Thompson says her ex-husband’s wife inappropriately accessed her medical records, including lab test results and other confidential information that had been held at Central Health….
DSW Shoe Warehouse wins dispute with Chartis unit over data theft coverage
Judy Greenwald reports: A federal appellate court ruled Thursday that shoe retailer DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc. was entitled to insurance coverage of more than $6.8 million in stipulated losses and prejudgment interest from a Chartis Inc. unit in connection with a 2005 computer breach. In an incident widely reported at the time, DSW, a subsidiary…
Ca: Memorial University hacked; Faculty of Business student data possibly accessed
Seen at VOCM: Files containing student information at the Faculty of Business at Memorial University may have been accessed by an unauthorized party earlier this week. As a result, all confidential information was secured on a different server, and, as a precaution, websites for the faculty and the Gardiner Centre were taken offline. Files containing…
Jackie Robinson Foundation Hacked, Accounts leaked
A hacker using the handle xL3gi0n has gone and hacked a foundation that has been running since the mid 70’s. The foundation is the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JFR). The leak was posted to pastebin and contains a short message explaining that the leaked data only contains all the emails that start with Aa and that there is many more accounts…
DoktorBass packs up and leaves the anonymous scene
Over the past months we have seen many attacks come from a hacker who was using the handle #DoktorBass and along the way we have seen many different country’s and governments as well as company’s and groups attacks as a result. some of the attacks that have been carried out by this hacker have stirred up fuss with the most recent…
Niroo Research Institute Hacked, Offline, Data leaked
Iran power company Niroo Research Institute has been hacked by hacker using the handle yourikan who in the past has attacked the Tehran water center. The hack happened a few days ago and ever since yourkan has been leaking its data to media resources before posting it all online for the world to see. The leaked data only contains…