Data Security
Wyndham hotels hacked again
Hackers broke into computer systems at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts recently, stealing sensitive customer data.
The break-in occurred between late October 2009 and January 2010, when it was finally discovered. It affected an undisclosed number of company franchisees and hotel properties that Wyndham manages. Wyndham has acknowledged the incident in a note posted to its Web [...]
Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals
Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals
As required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. The following breaches have been reported to the Secretary.
The Methodist Hospital
State: Texas
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 689
Date of [...]
Two Data Security Breaches Give State Attorneys General a Chance to Exercise Their New HIPAA Powers
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) has emerged as possibly the first AG to take on a HIPAA investigation, and Arizona’s AG may also be pursuing a similar course. The larger of the two breaches that have come to the AGs’ attention was experienced by Health Net, Inc., which lost a portable external hard drive [...]
New Report Helps Enterprises Choose Their Own DAM Products – database security/Security – DarkReading
Some DAM products provide features for privileged-user monitoring and basic database auditing, two areas that have historically been underserved. Need more? The use of DAM technology is starting to be considered an essential control when demonstrating compliance with industry regulations and standards that require regular review of logs — a category that includes PCI DSS, [...]
Largest bank-card security breach in Czech history – Banks block thousands of cards
Clients of four major Czech banks could find their accounts blocked at their next visit to the ATM as a result of the largest bank-card security breach in Czech history.
via The Prague Post – Business – Banks block thousands of cards.
UMC has patient privacy leak – has been selling patient data
Private information about accident victims treated at University Medical Center has apparently been leaking for months, the Sun has learned, allegedly so ambulance-chasing attorneys could mine for clients.
Sources say someone at UMC is selling a compilation of the hospital’s daily registration forms for accident patients. This is confidential information — including names, birth dates, Social [...]
Health Insurer Loses 1.5 Million Patient Records | Threat Level | Wired.com
A health insurer lost 1.5 million patient records last May but waited six months to disclose the incident.
The data, which was stored on a portable disk drive that disappeared from the insurer’s office, was unencrypted and included patient Social Security numbers, bank account numbers and health data, according to the Hartford Courant. The disk also [...]
Senate Committee Passes Data Breach Laws
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passes two bills that establish federal guidelines for data breach notifications.
Two sweeping bills that would set new standards for data breach notifications made their way out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Nov. 5.
The committee voted yes on the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 (S.1490) and the Data [...]
Express Scripts: 700,000 notified after extortion – Network World
Nearly one year after being hacked by computer extortionists, pharmacy benefits management company Express Scripts now says hundreds of thousands of members may have had their information breached because of the incident.
Last November, the company reported that someone had threatened to expose millions of customer prescription records, but it has come under criticism for being [...]
Radisson Hotels reports data breach affecting ‘limited’ number of sites, guests
Radisson Hotels revealed Wednesday that a “limited” number of guests may have had their credit or debit card data stolen, due to a breach of the computer systems at some of the chain’s hotels.
via Radisson Hotels reports data breach affecting ‘limited’ number of sites, guests – Network World.
