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FL: Miami federal jury convicts man in murder of U.S. postal carrier in ID-theft scheme

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dissent

We usually think of the financial or medical risks associated with ID theft.  But murder to engage in ID theft? Jay Weaver reports: In December 2010, Bruce Parton was murdered in broad daylight while doing a job he had enjoyed for 30 years: delivering the mail. On Thursday, a federal jury found a Miami-Dade man…

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30-plus laptop computers stolen from Jacksonville’s Wounded Warrior project HQ

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dissent

Dan Scanlan reports: At least 33 laptop computers and iPads were stolen in late July from the Wounded Warrior Project’s third-floor office at 4899 Belfort Road in Jacksonville. They may contain personal information on “some, but not all of our former employees,” according to a letter sent out Sept. 7 by Wounded Warrior Executive Director…

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TX: Students’ Personal Information Found in Dumpster

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dissent

KRGV reports that folders containing students’ personal information was found in a dumpster behind a Habitat for Humanity building in McAllen, Texas.  The files contained names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, and telephone numbers of 20 students from the Lucille Hendricks Elementary School. Read more on KRGV.

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Privacy & Security Training Games

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dissent

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) has released its first web-based security training module, CyberSecure: Your Medical Practice. Play the Game Now . The security training module, which was developed with the assistance of the Regional Extension Center Program’s Privacy and Security Community of Practice,…

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More on the hack of Israel’s court system

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Dissent

More details are emerging on the significant data security breach involving Israel’s court system.

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Would Patient Ownership of Health Data Improve Confidentiality?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Dissent

Barbara J. Evans, PhD, JD, LLM writes: Modern testing technology can extract a wealth of information from the merest speck of a person—a biospecimen—and information systems can transmit entire medical records at the click of a mouse. Given these capabilities, confidentiality—the notion that information patients share during medical treatment should not be disclosed to others…

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