The Wall Street Journal recently published an op-ed by Deborah Peel, M.D., “Your Medical Records Aren’t Secure.” Read the responses to it here. You may wish to have a barf bag handy when you read the comments by Mary R. Grealy of the president of the Healthcare Leadership Council. Let’s start out with a simple…
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New breasts cost woman 180 days in jail
Unreal (no pun intended). Yet another case ID theft for plastic surgery. A Laguna Niguel woman accused of using a fraudulent line of credit to obtain $12,000 in cosmetic surgery was sentenced to 180 days in jail for her guilty plea Monday to second-degree burglary, grand theft and identity theft, according to court records. Yvonne…
Nearly 350 non-medical workers have access to confidential patient records at West Middlesex Hospital
Paul Teed reports: West Middlesex Hospital today insisted it has strict security around confidential patient records after a campaign group raised concerns over the number of non-medical staff with access to documents. Big Brother Watch said regular breaches across the country had resulted from slack safeguarding of sensitive personal information. The hospital in Twickenham Road,…
UK: Foster files left in street on unencrypted USB
Confidential information held by social services about children in care has been found on a pavement by a passer-by. Dozens of sensitive Stoke-on-Trent City Council documents were discovered on a memory stick left in Potteries Way, Hanley, yesterday. The social services records of foster carers, family court proceedings, parenting assessments, child custody arrangements and the…
TJX Accomplice Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
Kim Zetter reports: A hacker who helped TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez and others gain access to corporate networks was sentenced to 7 years and one day on Monday . Christopher Scott, 27, pleaded guilty to breaching the wireless access points of several retailers between 2003 and 2007 to siphon credit and debit card numbers, which…
'Tummy tuck' thief bilked coworker for plastic surgery
Levi Pulkkinen reports on yet another case of ID theft to get plastic surgery: A Kirkland woman is facing felony identity theft charges following allegation that she used a co-worker’s credit card to pay for plastic surgery and thousands of dollars worth of electronics. In charging documents, King County prosecutors claim Alexandra K. Polack lifted…