We can’t go a week without commenting on how rampant ransomware is in the industry. The FBI recently released a report confirming how devastating ransomware has become for U.S. businesses....more
Cloud-based electronic medical record (EMR) company Practice Fusion has agreed to settle an enforcement action with the FTC that alleges that it misled consumers when it solicited reviews of their doctors. The FTC alleges...more
A Washington Redskins trainers’ unencrypted laptop was located in a backpack that was stolen on April 15th. Unfortunately, the laptop contained medical exam results for NFL Combine attendees since 2004, which is estimated to...more
A study published by Plymouth University’s Maritime Cyber Threats Research Group indicates that maritime vessels are at risk for cyber-attacks as many have outdated software and are not designed with cybersecurity in mind....more
On May 26, 2016, Illinois Senator Terry Link filed a proposed amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act that would presumably ease the rules relating to the collection and use of biometric data. What irked...more
USB drives and phone chargers are expensive. Hackers know that. One way hackers are gaining access to get into computers to steal data is by planting USB drives and phone chargers in public areas, hoping someone will pick it...more
In a rare and twisted result, Kansas Heart Hospital was hit with a ransomware attack on May 18th, and made the decision to pay a “small amount” to the attackers in order to get its data back. Kansas Heart stated that no...more
Experian Data Breach Resolution sponsored a recently released Ponemon Study entitled “Managing Insider Risk through Training & Culture.” The report is quite timely in light of all of the recent successful W-2 phishing...more
A recent Government Accountability Office report outlined vehicle cybersecurity concerns, outlining that hackers can penetrate the technology of vehicles in both long range and short range attacks, including targeting...more
We have been repeatedly warning our clients and readers about the massive and successful W-2 phishing schemes where hackers impersonate the CEO or CFO and send emails to payroll and/or HR folks in companies requesting W-2...more
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According to Noodles & Company (“Noodles”), it received information from Visa that Visa cards used by customers at its fast-food chains since January have “possibly” been compromised. It is presently investigating unusual...more
Diners who used credit and debit cards at the Tennessee based O’Charley’s restaurants between March 18, 2016, and April 8, 2016, were notified by O’Charley’s of a data breach that affected its point of sale systems. Consumers...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued draft guidance on the Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigations for comment within the next 60 days.
The guidance is intended to assist all...more
According to a study by Softchoice, 1-in-5 employees still keep their passwords in plain sight (like a Post-it Note on their desk or in the top drawer of their desk—now that’s original), have accessed work files from a device...more
A LinkedIn data breach in 2012 supposedly exposed 6.5 million LinkedIn users’ hashed passwords. LinkedIn announced yesterday (May 18, 2016) that in fact, it impacted more than 177 million user accounts, and that the...more
Hartford Steam Boiler released a study on May 17, 2016, that states that nine out of ten businesses have experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, which represents a 21 percent increase since 2014....more
The Ponemon Institute has recently released its Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy & Security of Healthcare Data. The study has included business associates for the past two years. The study included information received...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reported on Monday, May 16, 2016, that it had experienced five “major incidents” involving the disclosure of taxpayers’ personal information since the last incident we reported...more
Skimming continues to be a problem for ATM machines and law enforcement continues to try to combat the problem. Skimming devices are attached to credit and debit card and ATM machines in order to intercept debit and credit...more
We previously reported that Intermedix was sued in a class action lawsuit regarding the data breach involving millions of patient records....more
As a member of Women in the Boardroom, I am a big supporter of adding more diversity, including women, to corporate boards.
Now I have a new reason. According to the 2016 Global Board of Directors report, a collaboration...more
Wendy’s confirmed yesterday in its first quarter financial statement that its investigation into a credit card breach did uncover malicious software on its point of sale systems on fewer than 300 of its stores nationwide. It...more
In the category of being careful with location based services when using apps, researchers at the University of California-Santa Barbara have discovered a vulnerability in the popular Waze app that permitted them to create...more
Uber Technologies, Inc. was hit with another class action lawsuit last week for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when it sent text messages to its customers without prior written consent....more
The New York State Department of Financial Services has approved the application of Gemini Trust Company to trade the digital currency ether on its platform, which is the first time the state has consented to the trading of a...more