DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Associated Dermatology and Skin Cancer Clinic notifies patients after journal stolen from employee’s car

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Dissent

Associated Dermatology and Skin Cancer Clinic of Helena notified 1,254 patients of a breach of unsecured personal patient protected health information.

On May 26, an Associated Dermatology employee learned that someone had broken into her car and taken a journal she had been keeping for personal use to assist her in her care of Associated Dermatology patients. She reported the incident to Associated Dermatology the same day.

The file contained only the following information: names and ages of patients who saw a physician assistant between September 1, 2017, and May 24, 2018; the reasons and dates of the patients’ visit(s) during that time frame; the referring physician, if any; a brief description of patient’s medical history; and brief notes regarding the visits. Associated Dermatology has no knowledge that the information has been viewed, used, or misused by anyone.

Law enforcement authorities have been notified and are working to locate and safeguard the information. The information did not contain data such as social security numbers, dates of birth, or insurance information that could be used for purposes of identity theft, but Associated Dermatology has advised patients to be aware of this incident so that they can exercise caution and be alert to suspicious activity that could result. For example, a patient could be contacted by someone who has this information and fraudulently misrepresents his or her purpose in an effort to get the patient to share additional personal information which could be used for identity theft or other malicious purposes.

This incident occurred despite strong safeguards Associated Dermatology has established to protect the privacy of its patients’ information.

As a result of this incident, Associated Dermatology is working to further strengthen these safeguards, to address the incident, and to put additional measures in place to minimize the chance that such an incident could occur again. The incident will also be reported to the United States Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.For additional information, patients can contact Associated Dermatology’s Privacy Officer Corina Cook at (406) 324-7453 or [email protected].

Please direct all questions to Corina Cook. July 1, 2018


Related:

  • Two more entities have folded after ransomware attacks
  • Data breach feared after cyberattack on AMEOS hospitals in Germany
  • Michigan ‘ATM jackpotting’: Florida men allegedly forced machines to dispense $107K
  • Premier Health Partners issues a press release about a breach two years ago. Why was this needed now?
  • Missouri Adopts New Data Breach Notice Law
  • Theft from Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital sparks probe
Category: Health DataPaperTheftU.S.

Post navigation

← Mysterious Algonquin College cyber attack could affect thousands
PA: Butler woman faces federal HIPAA indictments →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure
  • Hacker group “Silent Crow” claims responsibility for cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot
  • AIIMS ORBO Portal Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Organ Donor Data Discovered by Researcher
  • Two Data Breaches in Three Years: McKenzie Health
  • Scattered Spider is running a VMware ESXi hacking spree
  • BreachForums — the one that went offline in April — reappears with a new founder/owner
  • Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach
  • Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack (1)
  • Infinite Services notifying employees and patients of limited ransomware attack
  • The safe place for women to talk wasn’t so safe: hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Congress tries to outlaw AI that jacks up prices based on what it knows about you
  • Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard
  • Trump Administration Issues AI Action Plan and Series of AI Executive Orders
  • Indonesia asked to reassess data privacy terms in new U.S. trade deal
  • Meta Denies Tracking Menstrual Data in Flo Health Privacy Trial
  • Wikipedia seeks to shield contributors from UK law targeting online anonymity
  • British government reportedlu set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressure

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.