Xu Wei reports: China’s postal authorities have ordered an overhaul of the express delivery sector amid growing concerns over personal information being leaked and traded by workers. The State Post Bureau said in a recent statement that delivery companies should ensure user information is well protected throughout their procedures, and that authorities will be conducting spot checks on firms, focusing specifically on personal information security.
Author: Dissent
Stolen health information affects 4,000 University of Michigan Health System patients (updated)
Updated to include statement from hospital under original story. The Detroit Free Press reports that an electronic device stolen from the car of an employee of Omnicell on November 14 contained data on 4,000 patients. The University of Michigan Health System learned of the incident on November 20 and will be notifying 4,000 patients from…
Verizon FIOS allegedly hacked; 300,000 records dumped; more than 3 million acquired? NO! (updated to include Verizon statements)
Update Sunday 3:34 pm: In response to follow-up questions, Verizon spokesperson Alberto Canal informed this site last night: Some were Verizon customers, most were not. In regards to the number of individuals, the total was about 10% of what was originally reported. In answer to your question about a vulnerability: No there was not. There…
Five breaches newly disclosed by HHS's breach tool
On Friday, HHS added 14 new incident reports to its breach tool. Half of them are organizations affected by the ADPI breach, and I’ve added their numbers to the list I’ve been keeping of affected organizations and number notified of that incident. Another breach HHS added today was one already covered on this blog….
VA: Fairfax Schools leak: Personal student info will be removed
Hatzel Vela reports on WJLA: Fairfax County Public Schools Wednesday learned confidential student information from Fairfax High School was leaked and posted online, but that information is now being taken down. The information included student’s names, student ID numbers and even grades. The records listed students from 9th to 11th grade. Because senior students are…
Prohibitions on Egg and Sperm Donor Anonymity and the Impact on Surrogacy
Gaia Bernstein writes: Egg and sperm donations are an integral part of the infertility industry. The donors are usually young men and women who donate relying on the promise of anonymity. This is the norm in the United States. But, internationally things are changing. A growing number of countries have prohibited egg and sperm donor anonymity….