Ugh. Dozens of federally-funded books and documents containing families’ personal information were thrown in a dumpster at a elementary school and have been cleared out by school officials. […] There were also boxes filled with personal documents, including applications for free and reduced price meals containing financial information. “Documents that should have been shredded but…
De: Police hacked after top cop rows with daughter
From The Local in Germany: A hacker attack which infiltrated Germany’s federal police computer system using Trojan programs and a system of routes via Russia last summer was due to a row about internet usage between a top cop and his daughter. It resulted in the “Patras” server being closed down – meaning that federal…
Ca: Health worker loses job after prying into patient files
Gordon Delaney reports: A Capital Health employee has lost her job after prying into confidential patient medical files and later telling one of those patients she couldn’t trust herself not to do it again. The patient, Mary Schinold, wants answers about the breach of privacy involving health records at Hants Community Hospital in Windsor. Schinold…
101 Sites Defaced and threats of data leaks by Zhc in Operation 1m Vs NATO
Zhc( Z Company Hacking Crew ), THA( TheHackerArmy ) and a bunch of other hackers have struck out at a bunch of websites that have some importance. In the website defacing the back ground is a Pink Anonymous logo with black background (as seen above). The message that has been left all over these websites is fairly…
WoW-Gold.de hacked by Anonymous in #OpGoldenCoin
An what appears to new another new Operation by anonymous hackers, has been targeting Insecure WoW, world of Warcraft website to expose them of the false advertising that they are "secure" under the mcafee flag, when indeed they are not secure at all. Message in the video. Welcome to Operation Golden Coin. Targets of this operation can…
When Does HIPAA Apply to Banks?
Howard Anderson reports: The federal government has issued streamlined standards for electronic funds transfers that a health plan uses to pay a claim, as well for related electronic remittance advice. But despite the issuance of a new rule enacting the standards, it remains unclear under what circumstances the HIPAA privacy and security rules might apply to banks…