Christine Metz reports: Lawrence Memorial Hospital officials anticipate there will be a federal investigation into a security breach that potentially compromised the financial information of more than 8,000 of its patients. That investigation could result in a $25,000 fine from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights, which is the regulatory agency that oversees patient privacy…
Another data breach revealed in Finland
The third large-scale data security breach in the space of a few days was revealed in Finland on Wednesday, with usernames, passwords and email addresses belonging to about 12,000 users of Netcar, a used car website, posted on the internet. A person claiming responsibility for the breach said they had no links to Anonymous Finland,…
DOJ wants to prosecute cyber criminal activity under racketeering law
The set of laws that has allowed federal prosecutors to bring down traditional organized crime gangs should be applied to international cyber crime rings, a top Department of Justice official told a congressional committee on Nov. 15. The recommendation was one of several DoJ Deputy Section Chief Richard Downing recommended be made to the Computer…
12k user accounts leaked from NetCar.fi
Yet another pointless attack and dump of information on innocent people by hackers. This comes from Netcar.fi a finnish auto sales website. The leak is user accounts and contains over 12k emails and passwords, In the leak is some finnish text which badly translates to ‘Visible 12 109 https://www.netcar.fi/ site taken from the database user…
ManTech Completes Acquisition of Worldwide Information Network Systems
ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ: MANT) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Worldwide Information Network Systems (WINS) for $90 million in cash. WINS provides specialized IT solutions in network and infrastructure engineering, enterprise architecture, cyber security and systems development, software development and integration, and end-user workspace management. The acquisition will enable ManTech to…
Department of Homeland Security Selects Online Trust Alliance to Provide Training to Government Employees in Support of the National Cybersecurity Ini
SEATTLE, WA and WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 16, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) today announced it has been awarded a contract to offer training on email authentication for all U.S government agencies and organizations. This effort is a critical part of the front line of defense against cyber threats as outlined…