Brian Maffly reports: A Colorado insurance company contends it is not obligated to cover astronomical costs incurred by the University of Utah in 2008 after car burglars stole medical billings records filed with sensitive personal information on 1.7 million patients. U. officials want Perpetual Storage to reimburse the university more than $3.3 million. That’s how…
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[CORRECTION] Stolen computer from St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare affects 22,012
One that I missed from OCR’s web site during my last update from that site: St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare State: California Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 22,012 Date of Breach: 3/06/10 Type of Breach: Theft Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer Thanks to ITRC for pointing out my omission. As of the date of this…
MN: Bemidji med center’s online bill-pay service apparently hacked
Bethany Wesley reports: North Country Health Services’ online bill-paying function was apparently hacked into on April 18, compromising the security of 349 customers’ credit card and debit card accounts. NCHS is sending letters to all those who could be affected by the breach, said Joy Johnson, NCHS vice president for marketing and business development. The…
[CORRECTED] Stolen computer from St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare affects 22,012
One that I missed from OCR’s web site during my last update from that site: St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare State: California Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 22,012 Date of Breach: 3/06/10 Type of Breach: Theft Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer Thanks to ITRC for pointing out my omission. As of the date of this…
The College of New Jersey outreach campaign leaks alumni info
When Bari Dzomba, an alumnus of The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), received a postcard this week about a new outreach campaign to alumni, she went and checked out the new site. To her dismay, she discovered that the new site was leaking alumni personal information. She contacted the college, but when, after two days,…
(Follow-up) Governor denounces security flaw
Tim Carpenter reports: Gov. Mark Parkinson said Friday several state agencies were complying with an edict to reform a program that for decades allowed inmates in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections to access personal information of citizens. He said new safeguards were being put in place at the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas…