Developing…. It seems that every bank in the Bahamas has been notified of a breach at a foreign processor or acquiring bank. Most of the banks do not yet know how many of their customers’ card numbers are compromised, and while some banks have already started re-issuing cards, others are taking a wait-and-see approach. The…
Month: February 2013
Police Work To Identify Patients Whose Privacy May Have Been Violated By Gynecologist
Fears over a privacy breach involving a now-deceased doctor at Johns Hopkins are growing as word spreads about the breach. As reported by CBS, a number of Dr. Nikita Levy’s patients are worried that they may have been videotaped or recorded by him during gynecological or obstetrical visits and that the recordings may have been…
Vermont Offers Businesses Two Confusing Options For Notifying the Vermont AG of Security Breaches
Nathan D. Taylor writes: Last year, Vermont amended its security breach notification law to join the growing list of states that require notice to the state attorney general or other state regulator regarding security breaches. Unlike other states, Vermont offered businesses two options with respect to how and when notice must be provided to the…
Update: Former employee and one other person indicted in connection with Medicaid database breach
Back in April 2012, there was a large insider breach involving South Carolina’s Dept. of Health and Human Services Medicaid database. Today, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the employee and a second person have been indicted: Christopher R. Lykes, Jr. (DOB 06/02/1975, Swansea, SC) was indicted for four (4) counts of willful…
Journalist uncovers hospital data breaches in France
Winston J. Maxwell writes: An article published by specialist healthcare news website Actusoins has revealed data breaches at several French hospitals and clinics, demonstrating that such incidents can occur even in a highly regulated jurisdiction. The journalist was researching another article and entered the name of a physician into Google. She was astonished to find, at…
Medical assistant stole patient information for insurance fraud scheme – investigators
Another insider breach at a Florida medical practice for a fraud scheme; this time it’s insurance fraud. WFTV reports that Selina Rodriguez, a medical assistant formerly employed at Mid-Florida Urological Associates, illegally accessed patient records from Orlando Health, which operates hospitals in the Orlando area, including Orlando Regional Medical Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Winnie…