Jason Lewis reports: Sensitive Information about hundreds of children, including details of their behavioural problems, has been leaked on the internet after an alleged cyber attack on a company advising parents about applying for top independent schools. The security breach led to the publication of 1,367 private records, including the names and addresses of pupils…
Month: August 2012
More details on the Florida Hospital breach
As I was looking for more media coverage on the Florida Hospital breach discussed earlier today, I was surprised to come across a news report from October 2011 that I had missed. I wasn’t surprised that I had missed the news story, but I was surprised by what it claimed. WFTV, which has been all…
Georgia Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Crimes
A tax return preparer from Macon, Ga., pleaded guilty Thursday to filing a false claim for tax refund, theft of government money and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue (IRS) announced. According to court documents, Willie C. Grant is a former tax return preparer who used many of his former clients’…
Former Florida Hospital employee arrested for providing patient info used for chiropractor and attorney solicitations (updated)
CORRECTION: This blog entry was edited to correct the headline, which originally said that the employee allegedly stole and sold 700,000 patients’ records. While the employee allegedly viewed 763,000 patients’ emergency room information, he allegedly only copied and sold the info of those seen in emergency rooms for motor vehicle accidents. Other material in this…
HIPAA information may not be top-secret
If you’re like me, you probably never heard of MedPoint or Milliman Intelli-Script. But did you know that they may have all your prescription records and they make them available to your insurance company or potential insurance company? No, well you might want to read Cathy Jett’s article on Fredericksburg.com.
First Republic Bank gaffe in records disposal
First Republic Bank has been notifying clients after records containing their information were improperly disposed of on August 2. In its letter to clients, Maureen Maginn, Senior Vice President of Deposit Services, wrote: … on August 2, 2012, certain data were discarded in a way that did not adhere to our strict data disposal requirements….