An NHS trust has done it again – losing 800 confidential patient records on an unencrypted memory stick. The Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust patient records were lost in September 2010. Shockingly, the details were on an unencrypted memory stick and worse, the 800 affected patients were never told. Leaked details include full name, date…
Author: Dissent
An attempt to protect privacy devolves into a scene
Maintaining patient privacy is always an issue in hospitals. In emergency rooms, it may become even more challenging. Last week, my mother was taken by ambulance to an emergency room. To protect her privacy, I won’t say why other than she definitely needed emergency medical care and was in danger of not one, but two,…
Casey Anthony Jail Video: Florida Judge Releases Controversial 2008 Footage
Following up on a previous blog entry: a Florida judge has rejected Casey Anthony’s defense attorney’s argument that a jailhouse video of Anthony should remain sealed as she had been sedated. The argument was that once she had been sedated, any footage should be subject to medical privacy protections. Kyle Hightower of Associated Press reports:…
AU: Dumped computers exploited in overseas fraud
There’s nothing really new here, but it’s a useful reminder. Natalie O’Brien reports: Criminal networks are feeding off Australians’ lust for new technology by skimming data from computers dumped in Africa and Asia – and using it for blackmail, fraud and identity theft. They will pay as much as $200 on the black market for…
AU: Dumped computers exploited in overseas fraud
There’s nothing really new here, but it’s a useful reminder. Natalie O’Brien reports: Criminal networks are feeding off Australians’ lust for new technology by skimming data from computers dumped in Africa and Asia – and using it for blackmail, fraud and identity theft. They will pay as much as $200 on the black market for…
Eventbrite suffers possible security breach
Alfred Branch Jr. reports: Ticketing and event management company Eventbrite is dealing with a possible security breach following the theft of two iPads that contained personal information of some of its customers. The company was using the iPads as part of its new Eventbrite At The Door ticketing solution, which allows venues or events to…