On July 23, a break-in at First Federal Bank of Florida in Jacksonville resulted in the loss of computer equipment containing a wealth of unencrypted customers’ information provided for mortgage loan applications. Personal information included the customers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, mothers’ maiden names, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and driver’s…
Author: Dissent
OR: Treatment Services Northwest reports stolen computer contained info on 1,200 patients receiving drug or alcohol treatment
Oh my. According to HHS’s breach tool, Treatment Services Northwest in Oregon reported that a stolen computer contained PHI on 1,200 patients: Treatment Services Northwest,OR,,”1,200″,7/29/2011,Theft,Computer,, The center offers outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program, making this the kind of data breach that has the potential to be very problematic. I do not see any notice…
TX: Austin Center for Therapy and Assessment reports laptop with patient data stolen
I didn’t find this in my routine searches, but a new entry on HHS’s breach tool alerted me to a breach at the Austin Center for Therapy and Assessment involving a stolen laptop. According to the center’s submission to HHS, the theft occurred on July 8. I did not find any statement on the center’s…
(Update) Kr: Insider breach at Samsung Card may have affected 800,000 customers
Earlier this week, I noted a news story that Samsung Card in South Korea had referred an insider breach to the police. A report in the Korea Herald reveals the breach may be huge: Samsung Card Co., South Korea’s leading card firm, is suspected of having come under an online security breach that could have leaked…
Guam: Special Education database stolen from DOE
Parents of students with disabilities in the Department of Education’s Division of Special Education have reason to be concerned. Sometime between the hours of 5pm on July 29 and 6am of August 1, a data office at Chief Brodie Memorial School was broken into. According to school program consultant Terese Crisostomo, the most notable items…
Hong Kong Introduces a Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Bill
Cross-posted from PogoWasRight.org. Gabriela Kennedy and Heidi Gleeson write: The Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Bill (the “Bill“) was introduced into the Legislative Council on 13 July 2011. The Bill is the culmination of a lengthy consultation process into the reform of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance“) which commenced in 2009. The Bill aims…