Why this doctor posted his medical history online for anyone to see

Would you want anyone and everyone to be able to see your entire medical history? One doctor posted his entire medical history online, and he wants others to do the same.

How nine out of ten healthcare pages leak private data

A recent study has shown that nine out of ten visits to health-related web pages result in data being leaked to third parties like Google, Facebook and Experian. That’s not new, so why do we care now? And how does it happen in the first place?

SSCC 183 – It’s Data Privacy Day! Do something! [PODCAST]

From Apple’s latest OS X and iOS updates to Data Privacy Day – listen, learn and enjoy!

How the Obamacare website healthcare.gov leaks private data

HealthCare.gov, the US insurance exchange website that is a central component of Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act), is sending personal information on users to third parties including Facebook, Google, and web analytics companies.

“Obamacare” phishing email leads to banking malware‏

Unfortunately, official emails and web bulletins are a handy source of believable content for scammers. This time, it’s a Department of Labor bulletin “borrowed” to help distributed a variant of the infamous Vawtrak banking malware.

HealthCare.gov breached, injected with malware

Federal health officials have discovered that the US insurance exchange site HealthCare.gov was breached in July, when an intruder uploaded malware with the apparent motive of using the system to launch cyberattacks against other sites.