Greg Bluestein of Associated Press reports that Andrew Speaker’s attorneys were back in court trying to revive his lawsuit against the CDC for outing him in 2007. Speaker became famous or infamous as the man who was supposedly told he had a very virulent (and contagious) form of tuberculosis but then took a commercial air…
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Pittsburgh settles lawsuit over exposing confidential medical info
Joe Smydo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that one of two federal lawsuits recently settled by the Pittsburgh City Council involved a breach of confidential medical information both in a public meeting and online. Although this is a settlement and not a court or jury decision, what’s interesting is that the basis for claim was…
FI: Patients' sensitive information is still falling into wrong hands
More on the Data Protection findings in Finland that I’ve mentioned in a few previous posts. Marjo Valtavaara describes some of the breaches: The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa was under a special surveillance by the Data Protection Ombudsman for a year, after it had been revealed that unauthorised people had gained access to…
CA: Hackers Target Roseville Eateries For Credit Card Information
The hospitality sector continues to be targeted by cybercriminals. KCRA reports: Roseville police are warning people eating out in Roseville to avoid using their debit cards and to pay with cash or use credit cards. The warning is in response to a recent rash of credit card thefts connected to a multitude of Roseville eateries….
TX: Personal info stolen from 7,250 associated with Rice U.
KTRK reports: Houston police are investigating the theft of personal information of more than 7,000 people associated with Rice University. The university says a device containing information involving about 7,250 Rice faculty and staff, along with some students and retirees, was recently stolen. One of the files contained a list of Rice employees and students…
CA: ID thief hits state coffers for $200,000
Julie Johnson reports: A mobile blood-testing company is believed to be the source of 500,000 California identities used to create fake drivers licenses and checks, investigators said. A Castro Valley man is at the center of what detectives called a “huge” scheme in which stolen identities were used to create fraudulent unemployment and in-home health…