According to the DataLossDB project run by the Open Source Foundation, hundreds of millions of medical records, bank account numbers, names, and addresses were stolen or accidentally leaked in 2011. Read the article by Evan Applegate in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Month: December 2011
OR: Computer stolen from state office contains private information
A computer believed to be stolen from the Department of Human Services (DHS) Gateway Center in Springfield contained private information for approximately 3,000 individuals. For many, current addresses are not available to send individual notifications by U.S. Mail. DHS is notifying involved individuals by e-mail and through this media alert that they may be at…
Senate Hearings Focus on Lack of HIPAA Enforcement, Final HITECH Rule
Rachel Grunberger writes: The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and Law recently held a hearing to discuss federal enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, entitled “Your Health and Your Privacy: Protecting Health Information in a Digital World.” In…
MS: Security breach affects Pearl River Resort, officials report
A possible breach in security for systems utilized in processing credit card transactions at Pearl River Resort is currently being investigated. Resort officials say they are closely monitoring the situation and have taken every precautionary measure necessary to protect guests’ confidential personal information. According to resort officials, there are internal and external teams investigating the…
Hacking a turducken? Seriously, folks?
LordKaT.com posted a curious message to members last week that they should change their passwords. It begins: If you have an account on this site, you should change your password. Why? Something strange happened on the site this morning. Our Turducken is Tasty, Tuesday Tech Talk, and How to Do It videos were removed from…
AL: Millbrook woman gets prison for student ID thefts
Here’s an update to a case involving a dishonest Electronic Data Systems employee. John Shryock reports: A Millbrook woman who was convicted in September of identity theft, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to make false claims for tax refunds learned her fate before a judge Wednesday. Janika Fernae Bates will serve just under…