Sean Duffy, 25, is a sad sad person who likes to take advantage of bad situations and crawl to the lowest level of harassment and trolling. Until recently Sean has been well known to be trolling the facebook fan pages and other accounts, defacing pictures of victims and harassing family members. Well his trolling run…
Is Texas the New Federal Government? Nationwide Breach Notification Law Signed by Governor Perry Suggests So
Jake Sommer writes: Texas has never been known as a state that loves to regulate and its current governor has made a name for himself by being staunchly anti-regulation, but its recent Texas Security Breach Bill (HB 300), contains a sneaky provision that turns the Texas Attorney General into one of the nation’s most powerful…
HHS names Rodriguez chief health data privacy enforcer
Mary Mosquera reports: Leon Rodriguez, a former prosecutor and healthcare provider lawyer, has taken the reins as director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which oversees health information privacy. The Health and Human Services Department announced his appointment Sept. 13. Read more on Healthcare Finance.
(Update) EPISD Lawyer: District Is Not Legally Liable For The Hacking
Gaby Loria reports: El Paso Independent School District trustees heard from concerned employees and parents at a Tuesday evening board meeting regarding the hacking situation that put more than 70,000 students and employees at risk for identity theft. […] The district alerted the community about the breach the day it found out about it and…
UK: Council blunders put personal data at risk
Simon Murphy reports: Personal details of more than 16,000 residents were lost when a council’s computer memory stick went missing. A series of data protection blunders by West Sussex County Council since 2008 have left the personal information of children and adults at risk. Children’s case material, court records, and social care reports were among 60 breaches,…
WA: Bonney Lake Medical Center Burglary – Medical Info, Insurance Info, and Social Security Numbers Stolen
A Sept. 9 press release/substitute notice from Bonney Lake Medical Center in Washington: Bonney Lake Medical Center was burglarized on August 12, 2011. The thieves broke into the office and stole password-protected computers including a computer server containing patient information. The personal information may have included name, address, Social Security number, insurance information, and medical record….