Jaikumar Vijayan of Computerworld was able to see a redacted copy of a letter (Civil Investigative Demand) sent by the FTC to some of the organizations who were found to be leaking information via P2P networks: It showed the agency is seeking information, dating back to mid-2007, on a wide-range of technology and process-related topics….
Month: February 2010
FL: Shands has another breach, details to follow
Nathan Crabbe reports: A recent security breach at Shands HealthCare has compromised the personal health information of several thousand individuals, hospital officials confirmed Thursday. Shands spokeswoman Kim Rose confirmed the breach but declined to provide specifics. […] People affected by this breach will receive a letter next week with information, and the news media also…
UK: Computer boffin on NHS Spine: Get out while you can
John Leyden reports: A leading computer scientist has sounded a warning over an NHS data collection plan, urging patients to opt out. The Summary Care Record (SCR) scheme will make outlines of medical records available to hundreds of thousands of NHS staff in England. The idea is to provide doctors and nurses in England with…
DME Owner Convicted of Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
The owner and operator of Logic World Medical has been convicted of conspiracy, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft arising from an adult diaper fraud scheme, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Benjamin Essien, 34, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care…
Citi Apologizes for Envelope Gaffe
Darryl R. Isherwood reports: About 600,000 Citigroup customers got a shock earlier this month when they received their annual tax documents – with their Social Security numbers printed on the outside of the envelope. A Citi spokesman blamed a processing error for the glitch and said it has already been fixed. […] “The digits were…
ControlScan Settles FTC Charges
ControlScan, a company that consumers have relied on to certify the privacy and security of online retailers and other Web sites, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled consumers about how often it monitored the sites and the steps it took to verify their privacy and security practices. The settlements will…