Steve Twedt reports: Highmark Inc. officials today said some results from a health risk assessment sent to 3,675 Security Blue and Freedom Blue members and their providers were sent to the wrong people. “Due to an error in the mailing process, several members reported receiving risk assessments belonging to other members in addition to their own,”…
Month: June 2014
Salisbury, NC VA notifying 182 veterans after vouchers with SSN go missing
The VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina notified veterans after vouchers with their SSN went missing in an incident in March. According to the VA’s monthly report to Congress: There are 182 travel vouchers missing that contain Veterans’ names, full SSNs, and other information. The facility received a multitude of phone calls from Veterans…
Ex-ALDOC workers sentenced in identity theft
Scott Johnson reports: Two former Alabama Department of Corrections officers have been sentenced for their roles in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. Bryant Thompson was sentenced to 120 months in prison, and Quincy Walton was sentenced to 84 months. Thompson and Walton were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States in January 2014….
Ca: Major privacy breach involving thousands of new mums uncovered at Rouge Valley hospital
Joel Eastwood reports: A major privacy breach at a Scarborough hospital is being investigated by Ontario’s privacy commissioner after the contact information of thousands of new mothers was leaked to companies that were allegedly paying off hospital employees. As many as 8,300 patients had their name, address and phone number turned over to private companies…
New Zealand to Require Breach Notice, Strengthen Cross-Border Transfer
Murray Griffin reports: The New Zealand government May 28 released a fact sheet detailing its intended proposals to update the country’s data protection regime, including the introduction of new controls on cross-border disclosures and a requirement that companies and public agencies provide data breach notification. Read more on Bloomberg BNA.
Follow-up: West Palm woman, leader of identity theft ring, given 10-year sentence
Julius Whigham II reports: A 36-year-old West Palm Beach woman who was the the leader of an identity theft ring has been sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Prosecutors said Jennifer Robinson, 36, organized a scheme to steal the identities of patients at a medical facility…