Access Securepak explains its service as a “program designed to allow family members and friends to send packages to inmates.” On Monday, their parent corporation, Centric Group, notified the California Attorney General’s Office of a breach that may have started back in August 2010 but was only recently discovered. The irony of a company name that…
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Ex-Palm Beach County health department worker accused of stealing patients’ info last year
There’s been an arrest in the case of a Palm Beach County Health Department employee who allegedly stole clients’ names, SSN, and dates of birth for a fraud scheme. It seems the theft would not have come to light were it not for a UPS worker who was suspicious that the woman would spend $36…
Say WHAT? Police confiscate man's video camera for recording public incident, claiming HIPAA violation
Police officers have been known to illegally stop someone from recording their actions in public spaces. But police in Ramsey County have offered a new “explanation” and claim that a man recording an incident in public violated HIPAA. Emily Gurnon reports: Andrew Henderson watched as Ramsey County sheriff’s deputies frisked a bloody-faced man outside his…
What would you offer?
Would you offer free credit monitoring following a breach involving patient data if the only data stolen were names, dates of birth, and limited medical information? Calvin Schuster, M.D. of California did, and I’m not sure I understand why if those were the only information on a stolen computer. Is the offer just for public…
Criminals steal €1.5 billion from EU credit cards
Nikolaj Nielsen reports: EU citizens are losing some €1.5 billion every year as criminals siphon off their money through the fraudulent use of debit and credit cards. A new report released on Monday (7 December) by the EU police agency Europol found that the thefts most often occur in the United States. “The majority of…
No one’s to blame? I beg to disagree.
Another data theft in the education sector. And yet again, no one did anything wrong because there was never any policy. Yesterday I added a breach to DataLossDB involving the Morgan Road Middle School in Georgia. A flash drive with unencrypted student information, including SSNs, was stolen from an teacher’s unattended car. A gradebook was…