And yet again: A resident contacted Target 11 saying he had discovered boxes of documents from a non-profit development agency in the West End of Pittsburgh. He said the documents, including names and Social Security numbers, were sitting right out in the open next to a dumpster on a public sidewalk. “They contained people’s Social Security numbers, row…
Month: December 2012
NM: ABQ Health Partners' patient records on missing — or stolen — laptop (Updated)
Stuart Dyson reports: Some patient records may be in jeopardy, thanks to a lost or stolen laptop computer from ABQ Health Partners, the state’s largest independent doctor’s group. ABQ Health Partners sent out a letter telling patients their personal information is at risk of falling into the wrong hands. Lisa Martinez got the news, along…
A preview of SCDOR’s breach notification letter to those affected
South Carolina submitted a copy of the letter it will be sending out to the California Attorney General’s Office. You can read it here (pdf).
More details on the Pepperdine University breach
A spokesperson for the university sent me the following statement, dated December 7, on the recently disclosed breach involving the theft of a laptop from an employee’s car on November 10: Pepperdine University officials were notified that restricted information of current and former employees, including students, might have been compromised through a stolen University laptop…
'UK DNA database by stealth' proposed in £100m NHS project
Kelly Fiveash reports: Prime Minister David Cameron is to announce plans for the NHS to create a massive database of patients’ DNA, which experts have advised could lead to massive health benefits and advances in medical technology. However the creation of such a database has obvious and far reaching privacy implications. In an attempt to…
Preventing a breach – and a tragedy – by a simple technique
The Australian radio station hoax that managed to obtain and publish medical details of Kate Middleton has fueled a lot of public commentary. At so many points, the breach – and what appears to be the suicide of the nurse who put the call through – might have been avoided. I feel sorry for everyone…