Interesting: the three new breaches on HHS’s breach tool that I hadn’t heard about already all involved paper records. Here are the entries from their tool showing the name(s) of involved entities, the number of patients affected or notified, the date of the breach, and the type of breach: Medicare Fee-for-Service Program, MD, “Cahaba Government…
Author: Dissent
What they won't tell us, they have to tell HHS: the SRHS breach
It was only a matter of time until we found out how many people Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System had to notify about the laptop stolen from an employee’s car in March. The incident has now been posted on HHS’s breach tool and it appears they reported that 400,000 patients were affected. The employee was authorized…
For Hulu, Facebook Connect becomes a security headache
Declan McCullagh reports: Hulu acknowledged this afternoon that an attempt to integrate itself with Facebook didn’t go exactly as planned. Far from aiding the “entire social experience,” which the video streaming service had promised in its announcement earlier in the day, the attempted integration allowed some Hulu users to access other users’ accounts. In a followup…
Cancer Center Blamed for Stolen Laptop; Delayed Notice Blamed for ID Theft
Okay, here’s a breach I never saw reported anywhere in my usual sources, until I read about it in a lawsuit. Via Courthouse News’ Joe Harris: A hospital and cancer center allowed a laptop computer stuffed with unencrypted, confidential information on its patients to be stolen, and did not notify patients of the data theft…
JetBlue informed of malware on their system; Crewmembers notified months later?
A correspondent indicates that JetBlue has reportedly notified employees of a “potential” breach of their confidential information. In a written notification sent via mail, dated June 24, 2011, JetBlue states: “A federal law enforcement agency recently informed JetBlue that malicious software may have been installed on our computer systems. Upon notification, we immediately launched an investigation…
Cancer Center Blamed for Stolen Laptop; Delayed Notice Blamed for ID Theft
Okay, here’s a breach I never saw reported anywhere in my usual sources, until I read about it in a lawsuit. Via Courthouse News’ Joe Harris: A hospital and cancer center allowed a laptop computer stuffed with unencrypted, confidential information on its patients to be stolen, and did not notify patients of the data theft…