Bill Cotterell reports from Florida: A lawmaker Thursday demanded to know how a $248-million personnel contract got renewed with a Convergys operation recently sold to a British firm. The Department of Management Services assured Sen. David Aronberg that security of state employee data, and operation of Tallahassee and Jacksonville service centers, will continue unchanged. Aronberg,…
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Breaches of patients' data raise questions on security methods
In the aftermath of the recent Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center breach, John Hinton of the Winston-Salem Journal has this piece on hospitals allowing employees to remove patient data from their facilities and whether patients know that that might happen.
New victims sought in ID theft probe
City News Service reports: Sheriff’s detectives investigating an identity theft case involving a Valencia laboratory publicized the crime Wednesday in the hope of finding other victims and suspects. All of the victims identified so far had done business with Specialty Laboratories at 27027 Tourney Road, according to Sgt. Darren Harris of the sheriff’s Santa Clarita…
Security Breaches: Treat the Disease Not The Symptoms
Michael Powers writes: A brief survey of the Canadian landscape would reveal that Ontario requires breach notification under the Personal Health Information and Protection Act for custodians of personal health information; upon full proclamation, Newfoundland will require breach notification under its Personal Health Information Act; Nova Scotia’s new legislation on personal health information (to be…
Former National City Bank debit accounts hacked
Ieva M. Augstums reports: PNC Financial Services Group is investigating a systemwide account breach that affects former National City Bank customers and their debit card accounts. […] Bank officials were made aware of the data breach earlier this week, but Solomon would not say how many customers’ accounts have been compromised or how much money…
Doctor Accused Of Dumping Personal Info
WFTV reports on a case in Florida where it is not yet clear whether patient information was exposed or not: Lake Mary police say they found documents full of personal information in a dumpster outside a doctor’s office. Officers were looking for evidence in another case when they found the documents. Police told Doctor Michael…