Security Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 19, 2023,
updated Mar 19, 2023

• Atlanta man sentenced to federal prison in connection with a multi-million dollar international cyber and fraud scheme

  Christian Akhatsegbe has been sentenced for wire and computer fraud conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a multi-million-dollar cyber-fraud scheme perpetrated through email phishing, credential harvesting, and invoice fraud. His brother, Emmanuel Aiye Akhatsegbe, who is believed to be residing in Nigeria, was also charged in the scheme and remains a fugitive.

• Huawei Has Replaced Thousands of US-Banned Parts With Chinese Versions: Founder

  Huawei has replaced thousands of product components banned by the US with homegrown versions, its founder has said.

• Patient’s ’embarrassing’ private health information posted to Facebook after breach

  A woman has reported that the results of her test for sexually transmitted diseases were posted to Facebook after a worker at a California hospital gained access to her medical records, according to a complaint shared by her attorney.

  For privacy, the woman was identified by the initials S.B. Her attorney, Torin Dorros, alleges that an employee at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Contra Costa County gained access to S.B.’s personal medical records and released the information without the patient’s consent, in violation of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

• Break-in poses security threat to Multnomah County Health Department patients - oregonlive.com

• NBA alerts fans of a data breach exposing personal information

  The NBA (National Basketball Association) is notifying fans of a data breach after some of their personal information, "held" by a third-party newsletter service, was stolen.

  The NBA is a global sports and media organization that manages five professional sports leagues, including the NBA, WNBA, Basketball Africa League, NBA G League, and NBA 2K League.

  NBA programming and games are broadcasted worldwide, in over 215 countries and territories, spanning over 50 languages.