As I had done with the Epsilon breach on DataBreaches.net, I’ve decided to devote a blog post to tracking organizations affected by the Advanced Data Processing (ADPI) breach. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that there were “27 agencies in 17 states whose patients may have had personal information stolen.” As you’ll see below, that does…
Month: November 2012
I know what GoTickets.com did last summer
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog entry asking how many breaches GoTickets.com had really experienced. At the time, it appeared that they had had one breach in May 2012, which they reported to California (and, as I recently learned, New Hampshire and Maryland), but there was a puzzling report from American Express that…
GA: Grady Health Systems notifies 900 patients potentially affected by ADPI-Intermedix breach
I was just reading that 900 patients who were treated at Grady Health Systems’ emergency care facilities may have had their data stolen by a former hospital contract worker. I thought it was yet another breach, but the Associated Press reports that the contractor worked for Advanced Data Processing Inc. Yes… the same company that I reported…
GAO: Total Extent of Refund Fraud Using Stolen Identities is Unknown
Perfect timing, as I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to have many answers. What the GAO found (from their summary): Understanding the extent and nature of identity theft-related refund fraud is important to crafting a response to it, but Internal Revenue Service (IRS) managers recognize that they do not have…
Fairfax County police find ATM skimmers at hospitals
Peter Hermann reports: Fairfax County police are investigating skimmers that were found attached to two automated teller machines at Fairfax hospitals. The devices, discovered this week, are designed to copy personal bank card information and pass codes for thieves…. The devices were found Tuesday at an ATM near the lobby gift shop of the Inova…
Feds: Stolen patient info from Florida Hospital Tampa used for tax fraud
Yet another breach at a Florida hospital – this time at Florida Hospital Tampa. And yes, there was inside involvement, and yes, the stolen data were used for a tax refund fraud scheme. Lauren Mayk reports: Federal agents on Thursday arrested three people – Riverview resident Carlista Hawls, Riverview resident Tanya Cullens and a San…