Temple Reports Health-Data Breach
A campus view of Temple University with the well-known bell tower in the background, in 2011. An unencrypted desktop computer containing personal information on 3,780 patients was stolen during a...
View ArticleAmerican Family Care Laptops Stolen; Contain Patient Information
When you give personal information to a healthcare provider, you may assume the information is secure. But patients of one clinic are receiving letters saying their information may be compromised....
View ArticleNew Mexico Hospital Sued Over Patient Data Breach
A New Mexico woman is suing a hospital and its parent company after hackers accessed personal information belonging to her and more than 4 million other patients, the Albuquerque Journal reported...
View ArticleAT&T Employee May Have Stolen Customers' Personal Data
An employee at telecommunications giant AT&T may have stolen customers' personal information, including Social Security numbers and drivers' license numbers, the company disclosed in a letter to...
View ArticleKmart Becomes Latest Retailer Hit By Data Theft
Sears Holdings Corp. said Friday that a data breach at its Kmart stores that started last month may have compromised some customers' credit and debit cards. The data theft at Kmart is the latest in a...
View ArticleGuns Don't Scare People, Hackers Do: Americans Fear Identity Theft More Than...
A survey into what Americans fear most has shown that fears of identity theft and being unsafe online outweigh the fear of being shot. The poll of 1,500 Americans conducted by Chapman University in...
View ArticleHome Depot Hackers Used Vendor Log-On To Steal Data, E-Mails
Hackers used a vendor's stolen log-on credentials to penetrate Home Depot's computer network and install custom-built malware on self-checkout registers. The malware then stole customer payment-card...
View ArticleFear and Worry in America? Identity Theft and Cybercrime
What's the biggest worry for Americans? Here's a clue. It's not Ebola, terrorism or spiders. According to two separate studies and polls in just the last two weeks, the two things that most Americans...
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Criminals Can Watch Homeowners and Businesses through Their OWN Security Cameras
People who are not password protecting their security cameras are unknowingly putting themselves and others at risk of identity theft. Members of the public can access and live stream activity from...
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Hack-Proof RFID Chip Makes Identity Theft Impossible
A new radio identification (RFID) chip developed by American researchers could bring an end to identity theft. Developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and...
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U.S. Data Breaches Almost Match Record High
U.S. data breaches in 2015 dropped only slightly below 2014’s record high, with hacking incidents accounting for more than one-third of the breaches, according to a new survey. Organizations reported...
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Hollywood Hospital Pays $17,000 To Ransomware Hackers
A Hollywood hospital whose computer systems were locked up by ransomware earlier this month has paid $17,000 in bitcoins to regain access to its data. It’s believed the hackers had originally demanded...
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UC Berkeley System with Data on Students, Workers, Alumni Hacked
Hackers compromised a UC Berkeley computer network containing the financial data of 80,000 people, the university said Friday, exposing both Social Security and bank account numbers of students,...
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Cyber Hack Gained Access to More Than 700,000 IRS Accounts
A 2015 cyber hack of the IRS potentially gained access to personal data from "more than 700,000 taxpayer accounts, more than double the total previously estimated," the tax agency said Friday. The...
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WNY Boy Scouts partner with AT&T for cyber safety program
Boy Scouts in Western New York will be the first in the nation to take advantage of a new cyber and digital education program developed in partnership with AT&T. The Greater Niagara Frontier...
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2016 Data Breaches Have Exposed 4.3 Million Records
The latest count from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that there has been a total of 139 data breaches recorded through March 8, 2016, and that nearly 4.3 million records have been...
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14,000 LAZ Parking Employees Have Data Stolen
The tax and revenue information for about 14,000 employees of the third-largest parking company in the nation, which operates in San Diego and Los Angeles, may have been stolen by an “unknown...
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Stolen Laptop Leads To Possible Data Breach for Premier Healthcare
Device security brought to the forefront again in wake of loss of device. Premier Healthcare of Bloomington, IN has reported the theft of a laptop containing the private information of approximately...
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CDOT Data Breach May Lead To Identity Theft, Investigation Ongoing
State investigators are looking into a database breach at the Colorado Department of Transportation which could lead to identity thefts. The breach of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program with...
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Commission Finds LabMD Liable for Unfair Data Security Practices
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the issuance of an Opinion and Final Order reversing an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Initial Decision that had dismissed FTC charges against medical...
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