WSAV reports that Bulloch Pediatrics is warning patients that some of their personal information may have been compromised when a local storage facility was burgled. The practice stored some old insurance records and other payment records in those units. Some of these records contained patient names, policy holder names, policy numbers and in a few…
Month: August 2014
Two California Residents Sentenced To Prison For Computer Theft From LendingTree; Former Employee Sold Unauthorized Access
U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced two California residents to prison on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, for their role involving computer theft from a nation-wide online mortgage broker (the “company”). Brian Matthew Rich, 40, of Laguna Beach, Calif., was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Marcus…
NY Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft; Ring Stole 1,800 Wells Fargo Mortgage Files
Jeffrey Washington, 36, of New York, NY, pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to a statement of facts filed with his plea agreement, Washington was a leader of a group that conspired to steal identity and financial information from Wells Fargo Mortgage offices. There were twelve Wells…
Mississippi woman sentenced for her role in stolen identity fraud case
Ladonna Cooper, age 30, of Jackson, was sentenced earlier this week to 20 months for conspiracy to defraud the United States. Cooper, a former employee of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, previously pled guilty to stealing personal identifying information, including names and social security numbers, from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility located in Rankin County….
TN: Metro Health Department warns of privacy issue
Joseph Pleasant reports: Metro Nashville’s Health Department discovered that around 1,700 people’s personal information may have been lost in July. The information impacts the Children Special Services program. Metro Nashville’s Health Department is mailing out letters to notify participants in the Children Special Services program that their personal information could be at risk. The health…
NC: Patient info stolen from Duke Health office (updated)
WRAL reports: Duke University Health System officials said Friday that a thumb drive containing patient information was stolen from an administrative office last month. The unencrypted device contained spreadsheets that included patients’ names, medical record numbers, physicians’ names and, in some instances, the names of certain Duke University Hospital locations visited, officials said. No Social…