Mike Donaghue reports: The Vermont Department of Labor has determined a now-former employee improperly obtained “personally identifiable information” including names and Social Security numbers from its unemployment insurance program database. A criminal investigation into possible identity theft is underway, officials said. At least 80 people are affected by the breach. Also at least seven businesses…
Month: March 2015
IN: Community Health Network patient test results missing
Jordan Fischer reports: Hundreds of patients’ test results went missing last month from a Community Health Network office, the hospital network announced Friday. In February, the staff at Physician Network Practice, located in the 2000 block of North Shadeland Avenue, noticed a binder with results had disappeared. The binder contained more than 600 hemoglobin and…
OCR’s Enforcement of HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules Continues with Robust 2014
From the I-must-have-a-different-definition-of-‘robust’ dept.: Douglas Dahl writes: With the news of the recent cyber-attack and resulting data breach at health insurance giant Anthem Inc., the buzz around data security and privacy is again high. The Anthem breach serves as a reminder to those entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that…
CA: Repeat ID thief sentenced to 7 years in prison
So how’s your physical security? Tracey Kaplan reports: Clad in the classic khakis and polo shirt worn by engineers across Silicon Valley, the 42-year-old transient blended in so well with tech workers that he was able to slip through the door of nine local companies and steal employees’ wallets. Doanh Dinh Tran, 42, would then…
FL: Aventura Hospital and Medical Center notifies more patients of insider breach
It appears that Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Florida is notifying additional patients of a previously disclosed breach involving patient information. On February 27, the hospital submitted a breach notification to HHS indicating that 686 patients were affected by a breach involving unauthorized access/disclosure of PHI. The breach report was submitted the same week a…
Florida Hospital discloses another insider breach
From Florida Hospital’s web site: As a valued patient, your health, safety and privacy are top concerns at Florida Hospital. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident that may have exposed patients’ personal information to people outside our organization. We take this matter very seriously, and are offering affected patients identity theft protection and credit monitoring…