The recent TRICARE/SAIC breach involved the theft of tapes that were en route to being converted/encrypted. Here’s another case where older-formatted files sent out for conversion have been involved in data loss, although in this case, the data were not stolen from an employee’s car but were lost by a delivery service. And while the…
Month: October 2011
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center employee who took records home to be charged with embezzlement and forgery
An update on the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center breach reported in August. The incident was subsequently reported to HHS by Mills-Peninsula Health Services as affecting 1,438 patients. Today, Michelle Durand reports: A former hospital mailroom employee who took home and kept approximately 1,500 patient records will appear in court Monday on charges of embezzlement and forgery….
Anonymous and Antisec Attack Law Enforcement Websites
Quinn Norton reports: Anonymous and Antisec factions dumped files on the net Friday detailing data from the computer systems of multiple law enforcement agencies and a law enforcement vendor, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s office in Alabama. […] The notice references a 600mb data dump…
AU: Pharmacists paid by drug company for patient details
Kate Hagan reports: One of the world’s biggest drug companies has been accused of paying Australian pharmacists to promote some of its best-selling drugs, in a controversial deal that has divided the profession. Pfizer pays pharmacies a $7 ”administration fee” for each patient signed up to so-called support programs that involve the drug company providing…
Former UPMC Shadyside employee sentenced – sort of
Here’s a follow-up on a breach previously reported. Today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Paul C. Pepala, 35, of Monroeville, was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation for disclosing to others information from the files of 19 UPMC Shadyside patients. Mr. Pepala, a Zambian man who is a permanent resident of the U.S., was working as…
NC: Stolen ID allegations at Robeson shelter investigated
John Ramsey reports: Lumberton police say they are investigating allegations that the director of a battered women’s shelter stole the identities of six employees before she was fired Monday. Christine Fuller was hired in July as executive director of the Southeastern Family Violence Center. Center board member Ken Windley said Fuller falsified her credentials to…