The Data Breach Blog

Laptop stolen from S.C. medical center contains data on 7k veterans

Last week, hospital officials began notifying patients of the February theft.

Medical records of 2k patients left unprotected on contractor's server

The records were stored by storage provider working with Glens Falls Hospital in New York.

Doctor's stolen laptop found at pawn shop; data of 652 patients exposed

The psychologist was a private contractor for Washington's Department of Social and Health Services.

Breach exposes data of 1k county workers, officials give no word on cause

Current and retired employees of Allen County, Ohio were affected.

Laptop hosting patient data stolen from surgeon on vacation

A surgeon's laptop containing the personal information of patients was stolen while he was on vacation.

Laptop containing patient data goes missing from Mississippi hospital

Officials at the University of Mississippi Medical Center posted an online notice, saying they had "insufficient contact information" to individually notify those potentially compromised.

Malware places personal info of 25k at Massachusetts university at risk

A worm detected on a school server at Salem State University caused a breach.

Lost, unencrypted USB thumb drive impacts more than 50k Medicaid providers

A CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) employee lost a USB thumb drive that included personal records belonging to more than 50,000 Medicaid providers nationwide.

Sensitive data found in dumpster reveals SSNs and health info

A large number of medical documents and files containing private information were found in a dumpster outside of an office complex in Hiram, Ga.

Envelopes mailed to 26k retired government employees in N.C. exposes SSNs

Envelopes containing a tax form mailed in late January to retired government employees in North Carolina may have revealed the recipients' Social Security numbers.

The News Team Blog

Here are eight cyber crooks who got less prison time than Andrew Auernheimer

The security researcher and self-proclaimed internet troll earned 41 months behind bars Monday for his role in using a script to retrieve data on roughly 120,000 Apple iPad users from a public web server.

The White House thinks Julian Assange and Jeremy Hammond are no different than Chinese cyber spies

Whistleblowing organizations like WikiLeaks and accused hacktivists like Hammond are not foreign spies lusting to plunder intellectual property from U.S. corporations and government agencies in order to profit and gain a competitive advantage.

Obama would prefer to prosecute leakers than discuss Stuxnet

The FBI and DoJ are targeting high-level U.S. officials in hopes of learning who released classified information about Stuxnet to the press. What the government is not doing is publicly explaining why it launched Stuxnet.

May Aaron Swartz's memory live on

Hopefully the death of Aaron Swartz will lead to awareness and changes that prevents a future genius, who has so much more to offer internet users across the world, from a suicide by hanging.

Stoking cyber fears is a useful tool in Iran war cheerleading

The cozy relationship between national security reporting and the United States government was back on full display Wednesday with a story from the New York Times, headlined "Bank hacking was the work of Iranians, officials say."

Feds attempting to deter hacktivism with dubious charges, hefty sentences

Prosecutors around the country are sending a clear message to hackers and activists who want to use their computers to promote a political ideology: We plan to throw the book at you.

Israel is a cyber target, but also an aggressor

The sophisticated worm Stuxnet must be mentioned in any stories or discussions around Israel being targeted by attacks related to its ongoing conflict with Gaza.

Obama, Romney avoid talking cyber security at debate

The third and final presidential debate was heavy on the kinetic and light on the cyber. And it shouldn't have surprised anybody.

The danger of threat hyperbole

Just skimming the headlines last week, one would think cyber space blew up. But it was just a few DDoS attacks. And with a White House cyber security executive order looming, it's critical that all stakeholders act with reason.

The hypocrisy of the zero-day exploit trade

In the high-priced market of exploit sales, developers resist government regulations -- but are more than happy when one wants to open its coffers to them.

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