Saskatchewan’s health minister is defending the government’s decision to allow the names and addresses of former hospital patients to be used for fundraising. The new rules, which come into effect in May, give hospital foundations access to the information so they can target people to solicit donations. Health Minister Don McMorris says he doesn’t think…
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Two more breaches added to HHS site
Neither of the following had been reported in the media sources routinely checked by this site: Mount Sinai Medical Center State: Florida Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 2,600 Date of Breach: 3/09/10 Type of Breach: Theft, Unauthorized Access Location of Breached Information: Laptop Hypertension, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, PC State: Alabama Approx. # of Individuals…
Baylor Medical Records Found in Dumpster
Richard Ray reports: Thousands of medical records have apparently been stolen from Baylor Health Care System and Dallas police are seeking to file felony charges for identity theft. Police said their investigation began this past Thursday at an apartment complex in far north Dallas. “Officers were flagged down by an apartment manager regarding medical records…
FINRA Fines D.A. Davidson & Co. $375,000 for Failure to Protect Confidential Customer Information
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued the following press release today: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined D.A. Davidson & Co., of Great Falls, MT, $375,000 for its failure to protect confidential customer information by allowing an international crime group to improperly access and hack the confidential information…
Court to Notify Countrywide Customers About a Class Action Settlement Involving the Theft of Personal and Financial Data
A press release from the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky: A notification program began today in the United States, including Puerto Rico and recognized territories of the U.S., as ordered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (the “Court”), to alert people who provided their…
UK: Labour attacked over mailshot to cancer patients
Chris Hastings, Maurice Chittenden and Nyta Mann report: The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have attacked the Labour Party for sending “alarmist” literature to cancer patients, and called for an inquiry into whether NHS databases had been used to identify recipients. The row erupted after Labour sent cancer patients mailshots saying that their lives may…