Jim Deegan reports: A gunman who robbed the Wind Gap Kmart last month left with more than cash. A bag stolen from a safe contained money and electronic media that backed up the store pharmacy’s computer system, the retailer said today. The media contained confidential information related to customer prescriptions: names, addresses, dates of birth, prescription numbers,…
Month: February 2014
Woman pleads guilty to forging letters to Alexian Brothers patients
Finally, this bizarre case appears to be over. Barbara Vitello reports that Michelle Morrison, formerly employed by Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital pleaded guilty to three separate counts of forgery and has been sentenced to 30 months probation. As a senior account representative at the Alexian Brothers psychiatric facility from November 2005 until July 2010, Morrison handled billing…
Oakland University employees among those affected by identity theft
Now what’s going on with this?? WXYZ reports: The Oakland University Police Department issued a statement on Monday, saying that a number of university employees were among those affected by identity theft involving fraudulent tax return filings. The Internal Revenue Service is currently investigating. The campus police note that, at this time, there is no…
Update2: Home Depot notifying over 1,200 in California as investigation into insider breach continues
An insider breach at Home Depot that I reported last week had reportedly affected 300 employees. But in a letter sent today to the California Attorney General’s Office, lawyers for Home Depot explain that that they are now sending notifications to 1,246 employees and job applicants in California as well as 11 employees in California…
Update: iPharmacy App fixed
Appthority, who had given iPharmacy a negative review in December because of risky app behaviors impacting consumer privacy, has posted an update: Now, we’re delighted to report that the latest version of iPharmacy has fixed those risky app behaviors. The developer of iPharmacy took these issues seriously, and worked closely with Appthority to verify the…
Traffic stop uncovers stolen personal information of hundreds of people
Call it a “hunch,” but I wouldn’t be surprised if this breach might belong on PHIprivacy.net. Associated Press reports: Authorities have recovered hundreds of pages of stolen personal information after pulling over a vehicle going 111 mph in a 65 mph zone near Farson in southwestern Wyoming. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a trooper pulled the…