Joanne Clague reports: Transport authorities have admitted that a parent was able to view another customer’s information when they purchased a Go School card online. The smartcards must be used by children travelling to school from January 7. It costs 25p per journey but children who are entitled to free school meals will not have to pay….
Month: December 2014
Your Medical Info Is Now Being Integrated With Your Drivers License!
Dan Dicks reports: Merging medical information with your drivers license information. It’s all about increased concentration in this North American Union. Dan Dicks of Press For Truth talks to Kelly Scott Kolodiazny, a medical cannabis user who renewed his drivers license only to find his medical marihuana ID planted on the drivers’ license card. He…
NCUA Examiner Blamed for Data Breach
Peter Strozniak reports: The NCUA said Monday an external flash drive that contained the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and account numbers belonging to members of the $13 million Palm Springs Federal Credit Union in California was lost during a recent exam. The agency confirmed reports from unnamed sources who told CU Times an NCUA examiner was responsible for…
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System notifies patients after discovering CDs with patient info had been donated for children's art projects
A statement from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System: Monday, December 15, 2014 – Information on Privacy Incident The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) said today that it has notified certain patients about a recent incident involving the security of some patient information. VCUHS has mailed letters to notify patients who may have…
Yet Another Sony Breach Went Unreported In January As 47,740 Individuals’ Data Exposed
Thomas Fox-Brewster reports yet another Sony breach that was disclosed in the hackers’ email dump. Prior to the Brazil breach in February 2014 (also revealed in corporate emails and also not disclosed publicly by Sony at the time), there was apparently an incident involving their German web site in January: … An email from Courtney…
HHS update provides some new details on breaches (updated)
HHS has updated its public breach tool, and its update provides some new details on previously reported breaches: A CD that was missing and then recovered contained PHI of 36,400 Jersey City Medical Center – Barnabas Health patients. A laptop stolen from a Coordinated Health employee’s car in February held records on 13,907 patients – not 773 as reported…