Breach

Health care organizations in the United States lost far fewer patient records in 2016 due to cyberattacks, compared to the year before, but suffered through almost twice as many data breaches during the year.

The Chicago-based Presence Health agreed to pay $475,000 to settle a lawsuit that stated the health care organization did not report a 2013 data breach in a timely fashion.

Symantec researcher Candid Wueest spotted Airport boarding gate displays putting passengers at risk by leaking booking codes.

An attacker leaked an ESEA database containing 1.5 million player profiles after an alleged failed extortion attempt.

The California Department of Insurance reported that the 2015 Anthem breach was the result of a nation state attack.

The group said it wouldn't publish home addresses but instead was seeking to share information on the relationships between users.

LabMD's filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in December has drawn the support of tech, medical and business groups.