From the ICO: Employees could face a criminal prosecution if they access or share personal data without a valid reason, the Information Commissioner’s Office has warned. The warning came after Birmingham Magistrates’ Court fined two workers in separate cases for breaching data protection laws. Faye Caughey, 32, of Ringswood Road, Solihull was employed at the…
Month: March 2019
NJ Based Home Health Radiology Services Leaked Nearly 40k Case Files
Jeremiah Fowler reports: On March 1st I discovered a non-password protected database that contained what appeared to be medical case files. I immediately notified the organization that we suspected was responsible based on information found inside the database. It was a Friday evening and the phone went straight to voice mail, leaving the database wide…
Electronic data breach sees medical cannabis users’ personal information compromised
Shawn Logan reports: An undisclosed number of clients of a Calgary-based medical cannabis referral agency have had their personal medical information compromised in an electronic data breach, the company says. Natural Health Services Ltd., which operates Canada’s largest referral network of medical cannabis patients, informed clients last week that their personal health records had been…
NC: Man accused of trying to extort former employer by releasing customers’ private information
WSOCTV reports: A man accused of trying to extort his former employer by threatening to release thousands of people’s personal and private information stood before a federal court judge for the first time Monday morning. The government said Matthew Moebius worked for a Statesville company for 13 years and had access to customers’ information. Court papers…
Woman Sues Northwestern Medicine Over Alleged Insider Wrongdoing that Exposed Her Medical Information on Twitter
Suzanne Le Mignot reports: A woman at the center of a lawsuit says Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group did not inform her of a privacy breach of her medical records until she called after seeing the records posted on social media. Gina Graziano calls it a breach of trust and said Northwestern should have better…
Thousands of health records and doctor’s notes were exposed daily
Zack Whittaker reports: A health tech company was leaking thousands of doctor’s notes, medical records, and prescriptions daily after a security lapse left a server without a password. The little-known software company, California-based Meditab, bills itself as one of the leading electronic medical records software makers for hospitals, doctor’s offices, and pharmacies. The company, among other…