Hacker steals data on about 1 in 4 Utahns

A computer hacker stole Social Security numbers for 280,000 Utahns and swiped names, addresses and birth dates for 500,000 others, state officials said today. Officials announced the dramatically higher estimates at a news conference, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Utahns covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)…

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Utah: 750K more victims in health dept data breach

An additional 750,000 people had their personal information stolen by hackers, state health officials said Monday after discovering that the thieves downloaded thousands more files of data than authorities initially believed. View full post on Security News Headlines – Yahoo! News View full post on National Cyber Security

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Credit-card data breach raises hacker fears

The latest security breach involving credit-card data serves as an important reminder for cardholders to take precautions in order to protect their personal information. View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security

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Paper Data Breaches Can Be Expensive…and Stupid

Has there ever been a more meaningless, patronizing, and pathetic comment made after a cardholder data security breach than: “We take patients’ information very seriously, and we’re reviewing our policy, and our training procedures to make sure this never happens again?” According to this report from the Boston Globe, St….

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