It looks like the MilitarySingles.com breach is back in the news. Yes, that would be the hack that they denied happened. The newest round of reports flows from a report by Imperva, dissecting the breach. John E. Dunn of Techworld, ITProPortal, and Anne Saita of ThreatPost cover the report and the risks consumer-created content pose for the…
CT: Waterford woman charged in privacy case
This news story by Judy Benson was published a few weeks ago, but I wanted to mention it here because we’ve seen this type of access problem before: …. In the Swanson case, records for Ruggiero-Swanson, her husband Brian and her 27-year-old son, also named Brian, were accessed by Brian Sr.’s estranged sister, according to documents…
Why The Media 'Can't Handle the Truth' About Accretive Health
There’s generally more than one side to a story, and Michael Klozotsky points out that the media has contributed to what may be unfair attacks on Accretive Health. Worth a read.
MA: Laptop lost with data for more than 2,000 patients, Boston Children’s reports
Chelsea Conaboy reports: While at a conference in Buenos Aires, a Boston Children’s Hospital employee lost a laptop containing a file with information about 2,159 patients, including names, birth dates, diagnoses, and treatment information. The laptop was password protected but not encrypted, according to a hospital press release. Read more on The Boston Globe. So…
Does auctioning off dried blood raise any privacy issues? (updated – auction cancelled)
Apart from the creepy factor, is there really anything illegal about selling a vial with the dried blood of a dead President? In November 2009, we saw a similar situation where the blood and brain material from Benito Mussolini were reportedly on sale on eBay. In that case, the auction site pulled the auction, stating…
285 Pakistani Websites Defaced By Indian Hackers
content/images/gallery/random3/inject0r-yash-0wns-y0oou-d.png In what has been going on for over 12months strong now yet another 285 Pakistani websites have been breached and left with a new index page. The attack comes from two Indian hackers using the handles "COde InjectOr And YasH" and the defacements feature a small but firm message to Pakistani hackers who have been attacking Indian based websites. This Is Not…