Mitch Wagner reports: While electronic medical records promise massive opportunities for health benefits, the privacy and security risks are equally enormous. The Obama administration has set an ambitious goal — to get electronic medical records on file for every American by 2014. The administration is offering powerful incentives: $20 billion for EMRs included in the…
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AZ: Ex-Valley restaurateur convicted in identity fraud scheme
Nicole Ethier reports that a former Valley restaurateur, Reha Soylular, recently was convicted in an identity fraud scheme: According to court documents, between 2002 and 2004 Soylular gained more than $1,000 by using other individuals’ personal information, including names and Social Security information, to establish merchant teller accounts without permission in Orange County, Calif. Soylular…
PA: Upper Darby man arrested, faces identity theft charges
Linda Reilly reports: An alleged swindler involved in a sophisticated identity-theft ring involving personal information copied from hospital records is facing multiple identity theft and theft charges, police said. […] Shacoy McNish, 27, of the 400 block of Millbank Road, Upper Darby, was arrested in late November after allegedly purchasing almost $3,000 worth of merchandise…
VA: Laptop containing personal information about MWR customers stolen (update 1)
FMWRC Public Affairs posted the following on www.army.mil: A laptop computer containing names and personally identifiable information for slightly more than 42,000 Fort Belvoir Morale, Welfare and Recreation patrons was stolen from a Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command employee Nov. 28. The Family and MWR Command was made aware of the theft Dec….
Some yearly round-ups on breaches
It’s that time of the year, and some firms and journalists have begun looking back at 2009. Here are some round-ups I’ve seen recently: Perimeter E-Security Exposes Top Ten Biggest Security Breaches and Blunders of 2009 The Year Of The Mega Data Breach 2009: a year of incident, loss, malware and ultimately education Ten Most…
Autopsy reports altered in data breach at WDH: Frisbie says it will notify families of deceased
Adam D. Krauss updates us on an insider breach at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (WDH) that was covered previously on this site. Frisbie Memorial Hospital says it will notify the families of two patients whose autopsy reports were altered when a Wentworth-Douglass Hospital employee made unauthorized changes to patients records’ at WDH’s pathology lab. Frisbie’s plan is…