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Idaho State University to pay HHS $400K after investigation reveals shoddy security

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continues to ramp up its investigations of health care-related entities as a result of breaches.

Critical vulnerablilty discovered in industrial control product

The vulnerability was found in two programmable gateway devices often used by auto, food and manufacturing businesses in the United States. Meanwhile, a new study shows attacks against utility companies are growing.

Twitter begins rollout of two-factor authentication to limit account takeovers

Twitter begins rollout of two-factor authentication to limit account takeovers

Following a series of high-profile Twitter account hijacks, the microblogging service finally has delivered two-factor authentication.

Commission offers suggestions for stemming online spy threat from China

Commission offers suggestions for stemming online spy threat from China

The 100-page report mostly addresses alleged Chinese cyber espionage operations, and suggests it's time for U.S. government agencies and corporations to consider more proactive approaches, possibly including hack-backs.

Researchers link "Sunshop" group to recent espionage attacks

The IE exploit was most recently used in watering hole attacks directed at the U.S. Department of Labor website.

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DATA BREACH BLOG

Data on patients may be exposed after X-rays go missing

The sensitive information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, went missing from a third-party vendor's warehouse.

Administrative error exposes personal data of 10,200 neurology patients

A routine email sent to Dent Neurologic Institute patients mistakenly included the sensitive data of others receiving treatment.

Website hack leads to credit card breach of nearly 10K at N.C. medical practice

Other personal information, such as names, contact information and dates of birth, was also compromised.

NEWS TEAM BLOG

Why the AP phone records seizure and the LulzSec sentences are related

The U.S. government is sending a clear message: We won't tolerate secrets coming to light.

The power and danger of using the cyber "T" word

Referencing the Boston bombings as terrorism prompted an unprecedented manhunt for the suspects that included a citywide lockdown. What would a similar scene have looked like on the internet?

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.