Dr. Cathrine Steinborn, DDS of Santa Clara, California has been notifying patients and regulatory agencies of a recent breach. It appears she has sent three notifications to her patients because her first attempts at notification did not seem to provide them with enough information or support. From the public notice (with links to the files added by this blogger): SANTA…
Month: February 2015
Minn. Organization Testifies on Patient Privacy Law
Elizabeth Snell reports: Minnesota’s current patient privacy law should not be repealed in favor of HIPAA, according to the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF). The organization’s president and co-founder, Twila Brase, testified in front of the Minnesota House of Representatives Civil Law and Data Practices Committee this week on why the state’s patient privacy…
Breach not to blame for TurboTax fraud: Intuit CEO
Tom DiChristopher reports: A spike in fraudulent state tax filings through TurboTax was not due to a breach at software maker Intuit, CEO Brad Smith told CNBC on Friday. “Our systems have not been breached at Intuit,” Smith said during a “Squawk Alley” interview. “We take privacy and security of our customers’ information as job one….
GA: More Victims Come Forward in Shorter University Identity Theft (updated)
Coosa Valley News reports: Rome police have now said that over 30 victims have been reported from an identity theft at Shorter University. Reports said that the people had their medical records stolen and have now used their information to file fraudulent tax returns. Police sad that two files medical records belonging to student athletes…
Ca: Service NL says employee inappropriately accessed records
CBC News reports: Service NL announced Friday it is investigating an inappropriate access of personal information by an employee with the department. In January, Motor Registration Division was alerted that an individual’s personal information may have been inappropriately accessed by an employee. Service NL later determined that an employee of the department had accessed the individual’s…
The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act Seeks Uniformity in Responses to Data Security Breaches
Vito Petretti and Eric J. Pennesi of MorganLewis write: The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act, (the Act) one of many security- and privacy-related legislative measures proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama last month, is intended to provide uniformity in the measures required of companies in the event of a security breach related to sensitive…