Joe Davidson reports on a Commerce Dept. breach that involved the transmission of unencrypted PII: Why did it take the Commerce Department so long to notify employees that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, had been let loose on the Internet? On Monday, employees were informed by letters mailed to their homes about “a…
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Hotel chain Starwood warns of possible credit card fraud
Customers who stayed at one of the hotels owned by international hotel conglomerate Starwood within Germany may have been victim to widespread credit card fraud, the company confirmed on Tuesday. The New York-based company owns chains such as Sheraton, Westin and Le Méridien, and believes that some customers who carry “Miles and More” cards –…
Personal data stolen? Don’t count on being told promptly.
Andrea Rock of Consumer Reports highlights one of the findings of the new Ponemon report: Not only are data breaches from criminal attacks on U.S.-based companies’ financial and customer data on the rise, but your odds of being promptly informed if you’re a breach victim aren’t very high, according to a new data breach report…
Doctors claim they have list of medical records accessed by second worker
Adam D. Krauss brings us the latest allegations in the WDH incident reported previously on this site: The attorney for two doctors in a conflict with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital over a patient privacy breach has sent a letter to WDH with information the doctors say is a new list indicating 900 patient records were improperly accessed…
TX: Hospital laptop stolen, putting patient info at risk
KTRK reports: The theft of a laptop computer from a medical office has put hundreds of people at a greater risk of identity theft. On Friday, the Methodist Hospital notified 689 people that someone stole a laptop from an office at the Smith Tower in the Texas Medical Center. Hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Acin told Eyewitness…
TX: Hospital laptop stolen, putting patient info at risk
KTRK reports: The theft of a laptop computer from a medical office has put hundreds of people at a greater risk of identity theft. On Friday, the Methodist Hospital notified 689 people that someone stole a laptop from an office at the Smith Tower in the Texas Medical Center. Hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Acin told Eyewitness…