Ruh oh. Tracy Kitten reports: Restaurant chain Penn Station Inc. has upped the number of franchise locations affected by a payments breach to 80, almost double what it originally reported. The breach, which Penn Station says it’s still investigating, is connected to a point-of-sale processing hack that may have exposed credit and debit details, but…
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Medical Privacy Test in GA
David J. DePaolo writes: A Georgia case highlights what I think is an interesting debate of medical privacy in the context of workers’ compensation. On Wednesday several amicus briefs were lodged with the Georgia Supreme Court on behalf of the Georgia Self-Insurer’s Association, Georgia Manufacturer’s Association and Georgia Poultry Federation urging the high court to reinstate a…
Ca: 707 patient records breached at Roseway Hospital
CBC reports: More than 700 patients of the Roseway Hospital in Shelburne are receiving letters of apology after a privacy breach. A hospital employee — who has since been fired — inappropriately accessed the medical information of 707 patients through a work computer, said Fraser Mooney, a spokesman for South West Health. Mooney said the…
UK: Dumfries and Galloway Council makes childminder data apology
BBC reports on yet another council breach: A council has apologised “unreservedly” after details of thousands of childminders were “inadvertently” sent to a number of childcare providers. The information had been provided to Dumfries and Galloway Council by the Care Inspectorate. The incident has been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office and those affected have…
PA: Security breach exposes student data
Jason A. Kahl reports: The personal information of all students in the Fleetwood School District was stolen and posted online, district officials and Fleetwood police said Wednesday. The security breach was discovered by parents of students in the district who notified school officials Tuesday. The school contacted borough police and the website, Wikispaces, where it…
Troy woman charged in ID theft of 800 people
Matt Elofson has an update on a breach originally reported in July 2011: Federal agents recently arrested a Troy woman on felony charges for allegedly stealing the identities of 800 people while working at an area hospital as part of a government tax fraud scheme. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the…