I was just reading that 900 patients who were treated at Grady Health Systems’ emergency care facilities may have had their data stolen by a former hospital contract worker. I thought it was yet another breach, but the Associated Press reports that the contractor worked for Advanced Data Processing Inc. Yes… the same company that I reported…
Author: Dissent
GAO: Total Extent of Refund Fraud Using Stolen Identities is Unknown
Perfect timing, as I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to have many answers. What the GAO found (from their summary): Understanding the extent and nature of identity theft-related refund fraud is important to crafting a response to it, but Internal Revenue Service (IRS) managers recognize that they do not have…
Fairfax County police find ATM skimmers at hospitals
Peter Hermann reports: Fairfax County police are investigating skimmers that were found attached to two automated teller machines at Fairfax hospitals. The devices, discovered this week, are designed to copy personal bank card information and pass codes for thieves…. The devices were found Tuesday at an ATM near the lobby gift shop of the Inova…
Feds: Stolen patient info from Florida Hospital Tampa used for tax fraud
Yet another breach at a Florida hospital – this time at Florida Hospital Tampa. And yes, there was inside involvement, and yes, the stolen data were used for a tax refund fraud scheme. Lauren Mayk reports: Federal agents on Thursday arrested three people – Riverview resident Carlista Hawls, Riverview resident Tanya Cullens and a San…
Personal Information Found on Items at Auction
Another defunct hospital left patient and employee records behind without adequate security. This time it’s St. Catherine Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Paging HHS to Aisle 4….
WestCoast Children's Clinic notifies patient after misdirected e-mail exposed personal and health information (updated and corrrected)
WestCoast Children’s Clinic is mailing letters to its patients parents of a patient after an e-mail error on November 20 resulted in referral documents containing the patient’s names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, and current health concerns being sent to an unauthorized recipient – a county social worker with the Alameda County Department of…