Tara Carman reports that researchers are concerned over a halt to sharing data in the wake of reports of inappropriate access: A freeze on access to medical data from the B.C. government has the potential to seriously undermine the health care system if it goes on too long, a prominent Vancouver medical researcher said Friday….
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Texas Data Breach Amendment Takes Effect; Connecticut On Deck
Steve Satterfield writes: This week, the much talked-about amendments to Texas’s breach notice statute took effect. Wepreviously blogged about these amendments, which are unprecedented in scope. With the amendments, the Texas statute now requires entities doing business in Texas to notify “any individual” whose “sensitive personal information” is acquired in a breach (unless the information is encrypted). The statute makes…
Ca: Internal Audit at University of Victoria Over Potential Privacy Breach (updated)
cmclean writes: The University of Victoria has launched in an internal audit into allegations of conflict interest and breach of privacy involving the Health Ministry. The government contracts with UVIC to conduct research on prescription drugs and the Health Ministry shares patient information with the university. The province believes that information may have been shared…
Two University of Miami Hospital employees found stealing patient data (updated)
Yet another incident involving the theft of patient data in Florida by employees has been disclosed. In a letter to those affected, the University of Miami Health System writes: Based on information provided by law enforcement on July 18, 2012, the University of Miami Health System conducted an investigation that revealed that two University of…
Guild Wars 2 officials say ongoing password attack affects 11,000 accounts
Dan Goodin reports: Password crackers have hacked more than 11,000 accounts belonging to players of the popular game Guild Wars 2, in part by using credentials siphoned from an unknown fan site that was recently compromised, game officials said. Officials with Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet recently began the practice of proactively e-mailing customers when someone logs into an account…
ME: Sheriff Department’s Social Security numbers breach poses privacy concerns
Seth Koenig reports: Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce is urging the approximately 180 people recently arrested by his agency whose Social Security numbers were accidentally made public this week to be wary of strange activity in their bank or other personal accounts. […] On Thursday night, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office announced that a new…