Collaborate Disseminate
KTUU is reporting that more than 100 Iditarod race volunteers may have had their personal details on a computer that was stolen on March 11. Chas St. George, the Chief Operations Officer of the ITC, says a race volunteer had their car stolen, inside t… Continue reading More than 100 Iditarod volunteers’ personal information potentially compromised
The chief executive officer of a Bitcoin exchange believes the theft of more than $3 million from the platform was an inside job. On 12 April, the team behind Coinsecure replaced the Indian exchange’s website with a statement. The notice reveals … Continue reading Inside Job Behind Theft of $3M from Bitcoin Exchange, Says CEO
The United States Secret Service is warning of a new scam in which thieves are targeting the chip-based debit cards issued to corporations. As reported by Brian Krebs, the scam involves criminals intercepting a newly issued debit card along its way to … Continue reading New Scam Targeting Corporations’ Chip Cards, Warns Secret Service
Elizabeth Simpson reports: Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is notifying 2,100 patients from the hospital’s sleep center program that some of their electronic health information might have been compromised. Two portable hard drives were reported missing … Continue reading Chesapeake Regional Healthcare notifies 2,100 sleep center patients of medical record breach
The Department of Health Services (DHS) and The Management Group (TMG) are notifying IRIS participants of a breach of information due to theft of a laptop and a work bag of a TMG IRIS Consultant on February 5. TMG mailed notifications to 779 participan… Continue reading Wisconsin Department of Health Services and The Management Group Announce Breach of Information
KXII reports: One of two men suspected of of using stolen medical records to commit identity theft has pleaded guilty in federal court. 34-year-old Robert Bond of Thackerville pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity t… Continue reading Oklahoma man pleads guilty to using stolen medical records for identity theft
Ross Anderson has a really interesting paper on tracing stolen bitcoin. From a blog post: Previous attempts to track tainted coins had used either the "poison" or the "haircut" method. Suppose I open a new address and pay into it three … Continue reading Tracing Stolen Bitcoin
Ross Anderson has a really interesting paper on tracing stolen bitcoin. From a blog post: Previous attempts to track tainted coins had used either the "poison" or the "haircut" method. Suppose I open a new address and pay into it three stolen bitcoin followed by seven freshly-mined ones. Then under poison, the output is ten stolen bitcoin, while under haircut… Continue reading Tracing Stolen Bitcoin
JKR staff report: In a sensational revelation, an RTI reply has indicated that a private vendor previously employed by the ministry of defence may have walked away with the personal data of 50 lakh ex-servicemen. The reply by the MoD, headed by Nirmala… Continue reading Personal data of 50 lakh ex-servicemen may have been breached, armed forces veteran calls it chilling
From the notice on their web site: March 21, 2018 – Clinical Pathology Laboratories Southeast, Inc. (“CPLSE”) has become aware of a data security incident that may have involved the personal and protected health information of its patients and their pa… Continue reading Clinical Pathology Laboratories Southeast Clinical Pathology Laboratories Southeast Notifies Patients of Stolen Laptop