From their press release: The Medical Center is currently notifying 5,418 patients of a breach of personal protected health information. The breach involves the theft of computer equipment from The Medical Center’s Mammography Suite containing information on patients who underwent bone density testing at The Medical Center between 1997 and 2009. We have no reason…
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The Medical Center at Bowling Green Notifies Patients of Breach of Protected Health Information
From their press release: The Medical Center is currently notifying 5,418 patients of a breach of personal protected health information. The breach involves the theft of computer equipment from The Medical Center’s Mammography Suite containing information on patients who underwent bone density testing at The Medical Center between 1997 and 2009. We have no reason…
Man indicted in probe of UMC hospital privacy leak
Marshall Allen reports on the latest development in a UMC breach discussed on this site in the past: A man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in an alleged conspiracy to pay a University Medical Center employee for private information about traffic accident victims that was used to drum up clients. The indictment…
Former bank employee indicted on identity theft charges
A federal grand jury today indicted a former Regions Bank employee on fraud and identity theft charges, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Postal Inspector Frank Dyer and Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Roy Sexton announced. An 11-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges WASH TAYLOR COLEMAN JR., 33, of Birmingham, with mail fraud,…
Former Owner and General Manager of Massucci Geneva Ford Charged with Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced yesterday that a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, returned an indictment against David Massucci, age 53. Massucci was charged with four counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Massucci is a former owner and general manager of…
Court Delays Red Flags Rule for AICPA Members
A district court has granted a delay in the enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s Red Flags Rule governing identity theft prevention for members of the American Institute of CPAs in public practice. The Red Flags Rule is part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, which Congress passed in 2003. The rule requires…