Lorenzo's Security Blog

A Portland psychologist has alerted the public that his laptop was stolen last month, possibly exposing personal information for 4,000 patients.  Dr. David Gostnell’s computer was taken from his car on July 7. The laptop contained clinical evaluations, with patients’ full names, diagnoses and Social Security numbers. Gostnell’s briefcase was taken as well. It contained [...]

Image via Wikipedia One of the alleged ringleaders behind the 2008 hack of RBS WorldPay has been extradited to the U.S., where he was arraigned Friday in the Northern District of Georgia on charges that he helped coordinate the global $9.5 million bank card heist. Sergei Tsurikov, 26, of Tallinn, Estonia, has been charged in [...]

CHATTANOOGA (AP) – BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee now says almost twice as many customers’ personal information than first thought could be at risk after the theft of computer hard drives. Image via Wikipedia   Company spokeswoman Mary Thompson is quoted by the Chattanooga Times Free Press saying BlueCross is notifying an additional 447,549 people that [...]

An electronic storage device stolen from an employee’s car in Sacramento last month contained health information from 15,500 patients, including about 800 in the Fresno area, Kaiser Permanente Northern California said Tuesday. Image via Wikipedia   There is no evidence the information has been used inappropriately, a Kaiser official said. The risk for fraud and [...]

An Upper Darby man has been charged in a case of identity theft that officials say involved patients’ personal information taken from computers at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Image via Wikipedia Upper Darby police announced yesterday that Shacoy McNish, 27, has been charged with theft, receiving stolen property, identity theft, and related crimes. [...]