On February 4, Senators Markey and Blumenthal issued this press release about legislation they’re introducing: Today, ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on a recent spate of data breaches, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act, a bill that would help protect consumers’…
Month: February 2014
MN: Former DNR employee enters plea in driver’s license snooping case
Nicole Norfleet reports: Former state employee John Hunt entered an Alford plea Tuesday to charges of breaching thousands of driver’s license files while he worked for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). During a plea settlement hearing in Ramsey County District Court, Hunt admitted that there was sufficient evidence for him to be found guilty…
Ca: Breach of Privacy Lawsuit Against Western Health Continues
VOCM reports: The Breach of Privacy class action lawsuit that was issued against Western Health in August of 2012 continues, as the prosecution gears up for a certification hearing later this week. The hearing will dictate whether or not they can move ahead with the lawsuit. Over two years ago, 1,043 people had their medical…
MY: 46,000 medical images lost by contractor for University Malaya Medical Centre
Annie Freeda Cruez reports: Some 46,000 electronic images of X-rays and scans of patients at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) have been lost during a migration process from the old computer system to a new one. As a result, some patients may be left in the lurch as their old medical information dating back to…
UK: Council apologises for email blunder
The[Boston, UK] council has apologised to almost 600 people after inadvertently revealing their email addressess – many of which were personal accounts. The blunder came as the authority made a big play of launching a Daily Bulletin – a shoot off from its current Monthly Bulletin – offering news from the borough. However, in trying…
TX: St. Joseph Health System Confirms Hacking Incident Affecting 405,000 Patients, Employees, and Beneficiaries (updated)
Bryan, Texas – February 4, 2014 – St. Joseph Health System (SJHS), a not-for-profit integrated Catholic health care delivery system, confirmed that between Monday, December 16 and Wednesday, December 18, 2013, the organization experienced a data security attack in which certain parties gained unauthorized access to a single server containing patient and employee files on…