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A significant detail in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust breach?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dissent

Today’s Out-law.com reports that the individual who stole hard drives from the hospital and then sold them on eBay was an employee of the contractor  they had hired to destroy the drives. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust told Out-Law.com that hard drives containing patient data had been sold on the auction website by…

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UK: Health worker convicted of obtaining patient details unlawfully

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dissent

A former health worker has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining patient information by accessing the medical records of five members of her ex-husband’s family in order to obtain their new telephone numbers. Juliah Kechil, formerly known as Merritt, a former Health Care Assistant in the outpatients department at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, was convicted…

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Transcription service accidentally uploads dictated letters to nonsecure server

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dissent

Advanced Occupation Medicine Specialists of Illinois reported a breach to HHS recently. They also created a web site about the incident on October 12. From the FAQ on the incident: On October 12, 2011, Advanced Occupational Medicine Specialists (AOMS) was notified that some of the letters dictated by its providers had been made publically searchable…

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More breaches without details…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dissent

Some breaches newly added to HHS’s breach tool that I haven’t found details on yet: “KCI USA, Inc.”,TX,,567,9/8/2011,Theft, Other Portable Electronic Device, 12/8/2011, Rite Aid Corporation,PA,,”2,900″, 10/7/2011, Other, Paper, 1/10/2011, State of Tennessee Sponsored Group Health Plan,TN,,”1,770″, 10/6/2011, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure, Paper,1/10/2011,  (previously reported on DataBreaches.net) Advanced Occupational Medicine Specialists, IL , Blue Vantage Group, “7,226”,…

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Health Care Company Alerts Hoosiers About Privacy Leak

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dissent

From The Indy Channel: Members of an Indiana non-profit health care program were alerted on Wednesday about a possible privacy leak within the organization’s records. MDwise officials said the personal records of 2,700 Hoosiers covered by the Healthy Indiana Plan, Care Select and Hoosier Healthwise health programs were possibly leaked to the Internet. Officials said…

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Vermont tax department says risk of ID theft is minimal after social security numbers posted

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dissent

From the Burlington Free Press: The Vermont Department of Taxes said Wednesday it has identified all parties who were able to access residents’ social security numbers inadvertently posted online. The last party was identified a day after the tax department said three parties were able to access the numbers. The website displayed the Social Security…

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