Doctor-services firm says private data of patients exposed
Nationwide physician-staffing company EmCare says a breach exposed personal data for about 31,000 patients, including in some cases their Social Security numbers and clinical information.
Nationwide physician-staffing company EmCare says a breach exposed personal data for about 31,000 patients, including in some cases their Social Security numbers and clinical information.
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Apr 21, 2019
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A British computer security researcher once hailed as a "hero" for helping stem a ransomware outbreak and later accused of creating malware to attack the banking system said Friday he pleaded guilty to US criminal charges.
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Apr 20, 2019
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The federal government is best at protecting consumer data and the health care sector is the worst, according to a new study by the not-for-profit Internet Society's Online Trust Alliance.
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Apr 17, 2019
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Say goodbye to standing in long lines clutching boarding passes and other travel documents.
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Apr 17, 2019
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With cybersecurity one of the nation's top security concerns and billions of people affected by breaches last year, government and businesses are spending more time and money defending against it. Researchers at the U.S. ...
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Apr 17, 2019
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Most of us are familiar with cases of data being used in ways that go beyond consumer expectations – just think of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Apr 16, 2019
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Ecuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public institutions since stripping Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of political asylum.
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Apr 16, 2019
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A hacker group has posted online the personal information of hundreds of federal agents and police officers apparently stolen from websites affiliated with alumni of the FBI's National Academy.
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Apr 13, 2019
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A new type of cyberattack that can render blockchain technology unusable may become a major headache for organizations that depend on it.
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Apr 10, 2019
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In what seems like a broken record, Facebook is facing another scandal related to the transparency of its user data.
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Apr 8, 2019
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