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Bank Info Security 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Accounting Firm Pays Feds $175K for HIPAA Ransomware Breach

Settlement Includes Corrective Action Plan Focused on Improving Risk AnalysisAn investigation into a ransomware breach reported in 2020 as affecting the protected personal information of 170,000 people led to a $175,000 fine against a certified public accounting and consulting firm. Regulators also required the company to implement a corrective action plan in the settlement.

Krebs on Security 1 year, 5 months ago

Nearly a Year Later, Mozilla is Still Promoting OneRep

In mid-March 2024, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the founder of the personal data removal service Onerep also founded dozens of people-search companies. Shortly after that investigation was published, Mozilla said it would stop bundling Onerep with the Firefox browser and wind down its partnership. But nearly a year later, Mozilla is still promoting it to Firefox users.

Bank Info Security 1 year, 5 months ago

Texas Investigates Insider Breach, Theft of Benefit Funds

7 Texas Health and Human Services Workers Fired in Incident Affecting 61,000 peopleAuthorities in Texas are investigating an insider incident at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission that led to the firing of seven employees, an investigation into hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen funds and notification of a breach of personal information affecting 61,000 people.

The data privacy company Onerep.com bills itself as a Virginia-based service for helping people remove their personal information from almost 200 people-search websites. However, an investigation into the history of onerep.com finds this company is operating out of Belarus and Cyprus, and that its founder has launched dozens of people-search services over the years.

Krebs on Security 3 years, 11 months ago

Class Action Targets Experian Over Account Security

A class action lawsuit has been filed against big-three consumer credit bureau Experian over reports that the company did little to prevent identity thieves from hijacking consumer accounts. The legal filing cites liberally from an investigation KrebsOnSecurity published in July, which found that identity thieves were able to assume control over existing Experian accounts simply by signing up for new accounts using the victim’s personal information and a different email address.

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