BBC reports: A report by the Information Commissioner said “immediate action is required” to ensure Anglesey council complies requirements (sic). It said “physical security and storage standards relating to manual records within the council’s offices were not appropriate”. The council says it has agreed an action plan to address concerns and said work was already…
Month: November 2013
NJ: Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Two defendants have admitted their roles in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced yesterday. The scheme caused more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns to be filed, which sought more than $65 million in tax refunds, and which resulted…
UCSF notifying 8,294 gastroenterology patients whose PII and PHI were on laptop stolen from doctor's car
Statement from UCSF: UC San Francisco is alerting some individuals to the theft of a physician’s personal laptop computer that contained personal and health information. While the physician believed the laptop was encrypted, this could not be confirmed. As a result, the individuals involved are being notified. The security of protected health information at UCSF…
Flamingo Resort and Spa notifying employees after virus may have exposed payroll information
Flamingo Resort and Spa is notifying all current and former employees after they discovered that a virus on the payroll computer might have allowed a hacker to access their personal information, including Social Security number, date of birth, address, phone number, and for those used direct deposit, bank routing numbers. The virus was discovered within…
LA: Former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty To Civil Rights, Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Violations
Former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy MARK HEBERT, 48, pled guilty on November 15 to one civil rights violation, five bank fraud violations and one aggravated identity theft violation, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite Jr. for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Special Agent in Charge Michael…
Medical marijuana patients outed by Health Canada
Trevor Greenway reports: Tens of thousands of medical marijuana patients across the country are receiving a mass mailing from Health Canada exposing them as medical cannabis users and many are now in panic mode. The letter, which Health Canada says was sent to 40,000 people, comes in a white envelope, and has a return address…