Joe Harris reports: A controversial state law requiring parental notification of abortions took effect Wednesday after 14 years of legal wrangling, only to be suspended hours later, when a Cook County judge issued a restraining order. The 1995 law requires doctors to give 48 hours notice to parents if girls 17 or younger seek abortions….
Month: November 2009
More cases of medical ID theft or fraud
Mitchell Kline reports two cases in his reporting of six recent ID theft cases: Claudia Perez, 39, is accused of using a Georgia resident’s Social Security number when registering for treatment at Williamson Medical Center. Perez was arrested Oct. 14 and charged with identity theft, theft of services over $500 and theft of services over…
Milton Woman Charged In Patients’ Identity Thefts
The Associated Press reports: A Milton woman working at a Delaware medical office has been arrested for stealing patients’ information and opening credit card accounts. Delaware State Police say 41-year-old Diane Perrin used her position as a medical assistant from February 2008 to March to take 11 patients information and open credit card accounts. Read…
Senate Panel Clears Data Breach Bills
Eric Chabrow reports: The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved two companion bills that would require businesses and government agencies to notify individuals of security breaches involving sensitive personally identifiable information. Both bills go to the Senate for consideration. The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, or S. 1490, designates as fraud unauthorized access of sensitive…
MA: Williams College laptop stolen; 750 notified
Williams College in Williamstown reports a recent laptop theft. The laptop, which was stolen when an employee left it in a parked car in Boston on October 3, contained the names and Social Security numbers of 750 individuals from 39 states and several foreign countries. The college notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and…
Facebook and MySpace Flash Vulnerability Exposes User Data
Jason Kincaid writes: A Facebook developer named Yvo Schaap has uncovered a massive security flaw present on both Facebook and MySpace that would give hackers the ability to steal all of your account data, including your photos, personal messages, and basically everything else you’ve ever put on the social networks, without you ever realizing it….