http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/18/technology/security/hospital-chs-hack/index.html

Ugh. When are companies that store highly sensitive and personal data going to be held accountable for properly securing this information?!


btw, I have no idea how they would properly secure the data. I just wanted to complain.

8/18/2014 12:25:02 PM

Don't use the internet and no one can steal your information 8)

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

8/18/2014 12:50:22 PM

the question is...what nefarious activities can one do with someone's medical info? perhaps sell it to google and have really precise targeted ads?

le me: Opens gmail
gmail: "we hear you like Cialis" :3
me: son of a....
gmail: mwahahahaha

[Edited on August 18, 2014 at 5:16 PM. Reason : ]

8/18/2014 5:15:42 PM

^medical records contain SS#s i believe. identity thieves will be very interested in the data

[Edited on August 18, 2014 at 5:46 PM. Reason : g]

8/18/2014 5:28:20 PM

fraud. Even separately from the identity theft angle, medical fraud is a huge business.

8/18/2014 8:20:40 PM

Anyone that puts "le" in front of any word and isn't speaking French should get a fucking cockpunch from Mike Tyson.

8/18/2014 8:22:38 PM

Yeah, I think SS#s, names, addresses, and birthday info got jacked. Enough in some cases to fake an identity I guess

8/18/2014 8:29:24 PM

^^memes, brah

^yeah. that too.

8/18/2014 11:08:10 PM

Thanks for proving my point.

8/18/2014 11:14:26 PM

^uh oh... internet tuff guy

8/18/2014 11:48:54 PM

Quote :

"Ugh. When are companies that store highly sensitive and personal data going to be held accountable for properly securing this information?!"

at the same time, if they are doing what they can and are taking proper precautions, how can you blame them? It's no different with you locking your doors to your car, yet someone still breaking into it and taking your valuables. Should insurance companies be looking to blame you because you didn't reinforce your windows to secure your vehicle more from an attack?

If companies were carelessly leaving sensative information insecured, that's one thing; they should be accountable for blatant irresponsiblity. If they have precautions in place, and someone breaches them, I don't see how it's the company's fault as they are the victim as much as the consumer's information they protect.

[Edited on August 19, 2014 at 2:53 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on August 19, 2014 at 2:53 AM. Reason : .]

8/19/2014 2:51:48 AM

I'm not so sure I buy that analogy. My car is my property....the insurer just insures it.


My personal data isn't necessarily the health network's property. Instead, they were simply trusted with that information.

8/19/2014 6:19:39 AM

^there are compliance standards. If they followed them, blame the hackers. If they didn't, blame the hospital.

8/19/2014 8:05:03 AM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/10/24/with-a-10-million-fine-the-fcc-is-leaping-into-data-security-for-the-first-time/?tid=HP_technology


I think this is related to this thread. The FCC is set to levy a 10M fine for unsecured data.

10/27/2014 9:49:04 AM