Marshall Allen reports: Private information about accident victims treated at University Medical Center has apparently been leaking for months, the Sun has learned, allegedly so ambulance-chasing attorneys could mine for clients. Sources say someone at UMC is selling a compilation of the hospital’s daily registration forms for accident patients. This is confidential information — including…
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UK: Report suggests discrepancy between reported and actual data loss incidents
A study released by the Ponemon Institute suggests that the number of reported data loss incidents in the UK is significantly higher than 415 reported to the Information Commissioners’ Office. According to the Ponemon report, which was sponsored by Lumension, six out of 10 UK companies have data loss including sensitive information as a result…
Attorney General To Investigate Health Net Loss Of Almost 450,000 CT Consumers' Health, Personal Data
Statement by Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal on the Health Net breach reported previously on this site and which affected members in four states: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today his office will investigate Health Net’s loss of almost 450,000 Connecticut residents’ health, personal and financial information and its six-month delay in informing consumers and the…
UMC has patient privacy leak
Marshall Allen reports: Private information about accident victims treated at University Medical Center [Clark County, Nevada] has apparently been leaking for months, the Sun has learned, allegedly so ambulance-chasing attorneys could mine for clients. Sources say someone at UMC is selling a compilation of the hospital’s daily registration forms for accident patients. This is confidential…
Ca: Interior Health patient data exposed on web
New Democrat health critic Adrian Dix is asking B.C.’s privacy commissioner to review a release of private medical information of 77 Interior Health patients. The health authority informed patients in October of a breach of confidential information. A health authority pathologist posted records, including age and care card numbers, of the patients as part of…
UK: Patient records on stolen laptop
A laptop containing 600 patient records has been stolen from an ambulance service headquarters, police said. Names, addresses and details of treatments are included in the information which is password protected but not encrypted. The laptop was stolen from the Scottish Ambulance Service headquarters in Morningside, Edinburgh, some time between 4.15pm on Tuesday and 7.30am…