Cory Hurley reports: The conviction and sentencing of a former hospital clerk who inappropriately accessed patient records is significant to deter any future breaches, according to Crown attorney Vikas Khaladkar. […] The Crown attorney requested a fine of $7,500 be imposed upon Colbourne, who pleaded guilty to inappropriately accessing 1,043 patient files between June 2011…
Month: August 2014
Long Beach Internal Medical Group patients also victimized by two rogue Iron Mountain employees
I wouldn’t recommend starting a breach notification letter with “Please take notice that,” but in light of what follows, maybe it was appropriate in this case. It seems that Orthopaedic Specialty Institute wasn’t the only entity that had patient records that had been stored with Iron Mountain stolen. Long Beach Internal Medical Group posted a…
AU data breach notification guide: A guide to handling personal information security breaches
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has released Data breach notification guide: A guide to handling personal information security breaches. Some excerpts: Preventing data breaches — obligations under the Privacy Act Security is a basic element of information privacy.4 In Australia, this principle is reflected in the Privacy Act in the APPs Agencies and…
Milpitas youth football players' birth certificates stolen in Hayward
And once again, we see volunteers being given sensitive personal information without any requirement that they protect the data properly. Gabriela De Anda reports: The parents of more than 80 young athletes in the Milpitas Knights PAL Youth Football program received a troubling e-mail Aug. 8. The president of the league sent an apology stating…
UK: Email error by Kent Social Care Professionals compromises safety of dozens of vulnerable people
Thom Morris reports: Codes for key safes and names, addresses and telephone numbers of dozens of elderly and vulnerable people were accidentally sent out on an email. As many as 120 people under the care of Kent Social Care Professionals (KentSCP) had their safety compromised after the list was unintentionally distributed to almost 200 people….
Geekface hacked; designers and users’ information accessed
Some designers who registered with Hatchwise.com or eLogoContest.com may be getting a nasty surprise – a breach notification: On or about August 5th, 2014, an intruder illegally gained access to a Geekface LLC server. The data accessed included personal information such as names, addresses, birth dates, usernames and passwords, and social security numbers. The data…