Mark McCullough reports: An unencrypted desktop computer containing personal information on 3,780 patients was stolen during a break-in at a Temple University physicians’ office in late July, the university said in a statement Thursday. The computer, in the department of surgery, contained files with patient information that could be used for identity theft, including name,…
Month: September 2014
Potential Physicians Regional computer hacking victims report trouble getting identify theft help
Is it possible to really manage a massive breach well in terms of the sign-up for identity theft protection? It seems I frequently read complaints about overloaded phone lines. Here’s another one in the wake of the Community Health System breach that affected 4.5 million patients from over 200 covered entities: After getting a letter…
George Mason University notifies 4,400 of malware intrusion
George Mason University recently notified 4,400 people that personal information stored in a Travel Request Applications database could have been accessed due to a malware intrusion. Forensic examination of the server did not find any evidence of access to the data or exfiltration, but could not conclusively rule out the possibility. The intrusion was discovered…
Update: Former TD Bank Employee And Co-Defendant Sentenced In Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme
An update to this report: Tenisha Nkesha Francis, 32, of Lake Worth, and Ryan Michael Francis, 27, of Riviera Beach, were sentenced today before Senior U.S. District Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. Tensiha Francis was sentenced to 42 months in prison, three years of supervised release and…
Ca: Donna Colbourne fined in Western Health privacy breach
CBC News reports: A former employee with Western Health was fined Thursday in a privacy breach at the hospital in Corner Brook. Donna Colbourne accessed more than 1,000 patient files at Western Memorial Regional Hospital while working there as an accounting clerk until 2012. Judge Kymil Howe, appearing by video conference from Stephenville, imposed a $5,000…
Weak mobile device security bodes big risk for hospitals
Judy Motti reports: Only slightly more than half of healthcare employees (59 percent) are using full-disk encryption or file-level encryption on mHealth computing devices used at work, according to a new Forrester research report, which concluded that medical enterprises must adopt a data-centric approach to endpoint security on all employee devices. Such a security strategy will…