Data Breaches Top 600 So Far in 2016
“Outdoor apparel and gear retailer Eddie Bauer said Thursday that its point-of-sale systems at the company’s retail stores were compromised in a malware attack that enabled “unauthorized parties” to gain access to payment card information. Transactions with the company’s online store were not affected by the breach. The announcement from Eddie Bauer follows by a […]
Pay up or else: Ransomware is the hot hacking trend of 2016
“Hackers struck Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center last month. They encrypted files critical to running the hospital’s systems. And then they asked for money. After three weeks of operating without crucial computer programs, the Los Angeles hospital paid a $17,000 ransom to restore its systems. The attackers followed the pattern of other “ransomware” hacks by sneaking […]
‘Massive’ Locky ransomware campaign targets hospitals
“Hospitals have become a lucrative target for hackers. A ‘massive’ cybercriminal campaign is targeting hospitals with the notorious Locky ransomware and is using a new technique in an effort to infect systems with the file encrypting software. Cybersecurity researchers at FireEye observed a spike in the number of attempts at Locky deliveries during the first […]
Eddie Bauer Is Latest Retailer Infected With Data Breach Malware
“Many customers’ card details may have been stolen. The outdoor clothing and accessories retailer Eddie Bauer is the latest victim of point-of-sale malware to admit that its customers’ card details may have been stolen. Just days after hotel operator HEI said 20 of its hotels had been infected, Eddie Bauer said its 350-or-so stores in […]
Kmart to settle data breach lawsuit for $5.2 mln – court filing
“Discount retailer Kmart has agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of hundreds of credit unions and banks over a 2014 data breach that allegedly compromised credit card information of the store’s customers nationwide. The deal, which needs court approval, also calls for Kmart to improve its data security and […]
Rockland hospital suffers data breach
“A data breach at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern has some patients worried their personal information was exposed. Officials say a hospital vendor exposed the names and Social Security numbers of more than a half-million patients on the internet. “It’s very disconcerting because you feel when you are in the hospital you are safe. Your […]
Good Samaritan Hospital In Suffern Suffers Data Breach
“Many of those who have been treated at a Rockland County hospital in recent years are concerned after learning of reports of a data breach at Good Samaritan Hospital, according to News 12. Officials said more than 500,000 patient names and Social Security numbers were exposed during the breach, which was said to be the […]
Police Arrest Sage Employee At Airport Following Data Breach
“The data breach was an inside job. London police have arrested an employee of the enterprise software firm Sage on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the company. The arrest follows Sage’s disclosure last week that data about more than 200 of its U.K. customers had been stolen, with an employee rather than external hackers being […]
Nearly two-thirds of IT leaders expect a serious data breach
“Many organizations need to update IT systems to ensure business operations are both truly agile and secure, a report as revealed. Nearly two-thirds of IT leaders expect a serious data breach in the next year, a secure business agility survey of 300 businesses in the UK, France, the Nordics and the Netherlands has revealed. Failing […]
Bon Secours says data breach affects 655,000 patients
“Reimbursement specialist R-C Healthcare Management, a business associate under HIPAA, left patient information accessible on the web for four days. Personal information of more than 650,000 Bon Secours patients – including names, insurance identification numbers, banking information, social security numbers and some clinical data – was left exposed on the internet for four days this […]