Insteon Abruptly Shuts Down, Users Left Smart-Home-Less

In today’s “predictable things that happened before and definitely will happen again”, Insteon, a smart home company boasting the Insteon ecosystem of devices built around their proprietary communication standards, has …read more Continue reading Insteon Abruptly Shuts Down, Users Left Smart-Home-Less

RadioShack to Be Reborn as Online-First Retailer

The good news is that as of today RadioShack has officially been purchased by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), giving the troubled company a new lease on life. The downside, at least for folks like us, is that there are no immediate plans to return the iconic electronics retailer to its …read more

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Osquery, Netflix, & Mozilla – Application Security Weekly #66

    Mozilla pushes a patch onto an Array, Netflix shares a stream of patches, Breach to bankruptcy for healthcare company, Osquery becomes a foundational tool, Avoiding DevOps dangers, and Assigning DevOps directions! News Bugs, Breaches, and More! Moz… Continue reading Osquery, Netflix, & Mozilla – Application Security Weekly #66

AMCA files for bankruptcy just months after Data Breach

Just weeks after disclosing a breach that affected 20-million Americans, AMCA and its parent company have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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AMCA parent company files for bankruptcy amid data breach fallout

The debt collection agency responsible for a data breach that compromised information on at least 20 million people has declared bankruptcy. U.S.-based Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau Inc., which collects medical bills under the name American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), filed for bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York. The filing comes after the company learned of a data breach lasting from August 1, 2018 to March 30 affecting information on millions of patients at testing firms Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp. AMCA’s four largest clients soon ceased operations with the company. Affected companies included Quest, with information about some 11.9 million people involved, LabCorp with 7.7 million, Carecentrix with 500,000 patients hit, and Bio Reference Labs with 423,000 patients. Numerous class-action lawsuits also have been filed, with plaintiffs alleging an unreasonable breach notification delay, a lack of reasonable data security and possible violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability […]

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