KBND reports: About 145 patients who visited St Charles recently are getting letters in the mail saying that there was a privacy breach that could affect them. In late October, an employee laptop was stolen from their car parked outside their home. Lisa Goodman with St. Charles says the case is considered “low” risk for several reasons. “Number…
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G2 Secure Staff hack exposes staff and employee details
Oops. G2 Secure Staff, the Irving, Texas-based firm that describes themselves as a “a leading provider of aviation staffing and security needs” offering low-cost solutions to airlines, may be wishing they had invested more in their own security. The hacker known as “ItsKahuna” dumped some of their databases. One contained 63 administrative and executive e-mail…
UK: Communications providers should log personal data security breaches monthly, Information Commissioner says
The ICO recommends the monthly report in a new section in its guidance on security breach notifications. Public electronic communications service providers must alert it in the event of any security breaches relating to users’ personal data. The guidance also states that if the breach is of a particularly serious nature, providers need to notify…
FL: Former Eagle Harbor Country Club Janitor Charged with ID Theft
Jessika Lewis reports: The owner of St. Augustine-based cleaning company Mr. Janitor was arrested for stealing personal information from some Eagle Harbor Country Club members. According to Detective William Roberts with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Jonathan Morris II used that info to open credit cards and even bank accounts in alleged victims’ names. […]…
Law enforcement can access data bank without doctors' knowledge
Carolyne Krupa reports: Physicians and other health professionals no longer will be notified if someone accesses information about them through the National Practitioner Data Bank for an investigation, according to a federal rule that takes effect Dec. 23. The rule, an exemption to the Privacy Act, is meant to prevent tampering with evidence and is…
VT: Doctor pleads guilty to accessing patient records
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced last week that Joshua Welch, 35, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty to the crime of unlawfully obtaining the private medical information of another person. Welch pleaded before United States District Judge William K. Sessions III in Burlington. According to statements made…