An all-too-common insider breach in the hospitality sector: Investigators say a server at a DeLand Chili’s restaurant stole customers’ bank card numbers and went on a shopping spree. They said Niquarus Rawls managed to rack up $24,000 before he was caught. Read more on WDBO.
Author: Dissent
Infographic on cost of HIPAA violations
There’s an infographic making the rounds that I decided to post as it provides a convenient recap of some of the data. Double-clicking on the image in a new window will open it up full-size so you can actually read it. 🙂Â
WFTV talks to doctor suspected of benefiting from Florida Hospital's record breach
In this blog’s coverage of an insider breach at Florida Hospital, I wondered aloud whether the attorneys and chiropractors who received the stolen information would be charged. Â It seems that at least one doctor will not be, and may not have even known the source of the referrals. WFTV reports: WFTV tracked down the doctor…
Yet another insider breach is revealed
Insider breaches are everywhere in the healthcare sector, it seems. I was just reading a news story about medical ID theft, and noticed another case mentioned that I had not known about: Investigators have seen employees inside health care offices with access to all the patients personal information stealing it, which happened at Health Sports…
The staggering cost of a data breach
Occasionally, I check Global Payments’ site for information on what their breach(es) last year cost them. Here’s what they reported in their SEC 10-K/A filing today: For the year ended May 31, 2012, we have recorded $84.4 million of expense associated with this incident. Of this amount, $19.0 million represents the costs we have incurred…
U. of C. mistake reveals employee Social Security numbers
Jodi S. Cohen reports: The Social Security numbers of about 9,100 University of Chicago employees were printed on the outside of a postcard mailed earlier this week to faculty and staff, the university disclosed today. Read more on Chicago Tribune. Doesn’t anyone actually look at address labels for a mailing before it goes out? Sheesh….