Another rash of card fraud as a result of the Michael’s Store breach months ago? It seems that it may be. Adam Belz of the Des Moines Register reports: Bankers contacted by the Register were not willing to connect any recent debit-card fraud to the Michael’s in Ankeny. So while all customers who used debit…
Month: July 2011
Meridian Health workers’ personal data was on computer equipment stolen from employee’s home
APP.com reports that a burglary on June 25 at the home of a Meridian Health employee resulted in the loss of a laptop containing an unspecified amount of personal or sensitive employee data. Cavanaugh said he could not comment on how many employees were affected or whether the employee was authorized to bring the computer…
Ca: Privacy breach at Cape Breton health authority
CBC News in Canada reports: Inappropriate access to medical records has meant a breach of privacy for 277 patients in the Cape Breton District Health Authority. Researchers viewed patient names, addresses and two lab test results before physicians had asked their patients for their consent to participate in an approved research study. The study would…
Walgreens.com site exposed patients' pharmacy records to other patients?
When I first saw a headline in my newsfeed, “Local man finds another Walgreen customer’s info,” I thought this was going to be another story about improper records disposal. My first thought was, “Wow, after all Walgreen has gone through and may still be going through on records disposal, this is the last thing they…
Ex-city workers used stolen IDs in costly spree
Guillermo Contreras reports: A San Antonio couple who worked for the city pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that they used stolen Social Security information to buy a boat, jewelry and several vehicles, including two motorcycles, two Cadillacs and a $43,000 Corvette. Mary Mercy Lopez, 49, and David Edward Reyes, 48, pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
UK: Basildon Hospital faxed cancer details to wrong person
The BBC reports on one of the recent actions by the Information Commissioner’s Office, reported previously on this blog. A hospital in Essex has changed patient communication procedures after cancer records were repeatedly faxed to a member of the public instead of a GP. Basildon Hospital was reported to the Information Commissioner – the data…