| HealthSec '11 Submission Deadline Approaching Posted: InfoSec News: HealthSec '11 Submission Deadline Approaching: Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj (at) usenix.org>
We are writing to remind you that the submission deadline for the 2nd USENIX Workshop on Health Security and Privacy (HealthSec '11) is quickly approaching. Please submit all work by Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. UTC (7:59 p.m. [...] |
| Thief Gets Away with Eisenhower Medical Center Computer Posted: InfoSec News: Thief Gets Away with Eisenhower Medical Center Computer: http://www.kpsplocal2.com/news/local/story/Thief-Gets-Away-with-Eisenhower-Medical-Center/iHz9UARsj02KcejAkj2inA.cspx
By KPSP Local 2 News kpsplocal2.com 3/30/2011
A computer housing the information of thousands of Eisenhower Medical Center has been stolen, potentially compromising a half of a million records.
The Rancho Mirage hospital says the computer was taken back on March 11, but it wasn't discovered missing until March 14 when a worker returned from the weekend.
A report was filed with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department on March 18, but no arrests have been made.
We're told that the records of more than 514,000 patients were on the computer, which listed patients names, ages, dates of birth, medical record numbers and the last four digits of their social security numbers.
"The computer did not contain any information regarding the patients' medical conditions or treatments at EMC or any other medical records," a press released issued by the hospital said.
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| Hackers breach bank's online system Posted: InfoSec News: Hackers breach bank's online system: http://www.kjonline.com/news/hackers-breach-banks-online-system_2011-03-30.html
By Keith Edwards centralmaine.com Staff Writer March 31, 2011
AUGUSTA -- Kennebec Savings Bank's online banking system was infiltrated by an outside party and bank officials are working with a team of [...] |
| Comodo hacker claims another certificate authority Posted: InfoSec News: Comodo hacker claims another certificate authority: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215360/Comodo_hacker_claims_another_certificate_authority
By Robert McMillan IDG News Service March 30, 2011
The hacker who claimed credit for breaking into systems belonging to digital certificate vendor Comodo said he has compromised another [...] |
| Industry chain behind hacker attacks on government websites Posted: InfoSec News: Industry chain behind hacker attacks on government websites: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/31/c_13806104.htm
English.news.cn 2011-03-31
BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Two young men, Fan Dongdong and Wen Chao, who have only a junior high school education, received 18- and 12-month sentences for hacking into the website of the country's Supreme People's Procuratorate, the top agency for legal supervision, and more than a dozen other government websites.
Xin Zuguo, a judge with the People's Court of Chaoyang District in Beijing, said this was not an isolated case. From May 10 to 16 of last year, 81 government websites on the mainland were hacked and altered, including four ministry-level websites, according to the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC).
The rampant hacking against government websites is aimed at making illegal profits, and an "industry chain" already exists, Xinhua reported.
The hackers can make money by putting illegal links on the government websites.
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| NSA to Investigate Nasdaq Hack Posted: InfoSec News: NSA to Investigate Nasdaq Hack: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/nsa-investigates-nasdaq-hack/
By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com March 30, 2011
The National Security Agency has been called in to help investigate recent hack attacks against the company that runs the Nasdaq stock market, according to a news report. [...] |
| Bank of America Denies Breach Posted: InfoSec News: Bank of America Denies Breach: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3479
By Tracy Kitten Managing Editor Bank Info Security March 28, 2011
Bank of America branches in Greater Detroit were reportedly flooded this past weekend, after several BofA debit cardholders noticed fraudulent transactions on their accounts. [...] |
| ASIO plugs national security gap Posted: InfoSec News: ASIO plugs national security gap: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/asio-plugs-national-security-gap/story-e6freuzr-1226030367928
By Simon Benson The Daily Telegraph March 30, 2011
SPY agencies moved to plug a major national security hole in the Federal Parliament after it was discovered computers of several Cabinet [...] |
| BP employee loses laptop containing data on 13, 000 oil spill claimants Posted: InfoSec News: BP employee loses laptop containing data on 13, 000 oil spill claimants: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215316/BP_employee_loses_laptop_containing_data_on_13_000_oil_spill_claimants
By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld March 29, 2011
The personal information of 13,000 individuals who had filed compensation claims with BP after last year's disastrous oil spill may have been potentially compromised after a laptop containing the data was lost by a BP employee.
The information, which had been stored in an unencrypted fashion on the missing computer, included the names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth of those who filed claims related to the Deepwater Horizon accident.
BP said in a statment that the personal information had been stored in a spreadsheet maintained by the company for the purposes of tracking claims arising from the accident. "The lost laptop was immediately reported to law enforcement authorities and BP security, but has not been located despite a thorough search," BP said on Tuesday.
The information was part of a claims process that was implemented before BP had established its Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
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| SecurID Breach Warning Signs In The Audit Logs Posted: InfoSec News: SecurID Breach Warning Signs In The Audit Logs: http://www.darkreading.com/security-monitoring/167901086/security/security-management/229400558/securid-breach-warning-signs-in-the-audit-logs.html
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Darkreading March 29, 2011
Most security experts caution RSA SecurID customers not to panic about [...] |
| Report: NASA Vulnerable To Crippling Cyber Attacks Posted: InfoSec News: Report: NASA Vulnerable To Crippling Cyber Attacks: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/128181/20110329/nasa-audit-cyber-attacks-cybercriminals-inspector-general.htm
By Gabriel Perna International Business Times March 29, 2011
The computer network NASA relies upon to carry out its billion dollar missions is just like your Mac or PC at home; [...] |
