We have been contacted by @jargon7 who admits they are just starting out and this is one of the first hacks they have done, all websites admin have been contacted so most likely the accounts have been disabled; but as we have seen humans are common to use the same password everywhere. @jargon7 also had defaced a website…
Cyber Defense Strategies Expert James Ryan to Speak at U.S. DoD Cyber Crime Conference
Litmus Logic, a global leader in implementing transformational cyber defense strategies, today announced that co-founder and President, James Ryan, has been selected to speak at the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference 2012. The conference, being held January 20 through 27th in Atlanta, GA, covers all types of computer-based crime and incident response including intrusion…
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Prime Healthcare defends its disclosure of patient records – are they begging for a federal and state prosecution or what?
There’s a follow-up to a situation I blogged about earlier this week where a patients’ records were revealed to media by executives of Shasta Regional Medical Center without explicit patient consent. Michael Hiltzik provides an update to his previous coverage: Prime Healthcare has responded, with a letter and a public statement, to my January 4 column about the…
Server hacked at OSU Medical Center
Encarnacion Pyle reports: Ohio State University Medical Center has notified 30 patients and 150 students that a hacker might have accessed their names, medical information and/or Social Security numbers. Officials said there is no indication that any personal information was taken or that the incident has resulted in identity theft, but they are providing 12…
Sg: Doctor fined, censured for spying at patients' records
I thought some readers might be interested in how privacy violations are handled in Singapore. From Channel News Asia: A doctor has been fined S$10,000 and censured for accessing the medical records of two patients who were not under his charge. 32-year old Dr Tre’gon Singh Randhawa has also given the Singapore Medical Council a…