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Author: Dissent

California dreaming

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Dissent

Just a pointer: Over on PogoWasRight.org, I’ve posted a commentary on what new breach data out of California’s health care sector might predict for when the HITECH Act goes into effect nationally.

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CVS, Walgreens settle with Indiana AG

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Dissent

Settlements have been reached between the Indiana Attorney General’s office and two pharmacy chains – CVS and Walgreens –  to resolve data-breach complaints that customers’ medical information was improperly discarded in trash bins outside pharmacy stores. The agreement comes as the Attorney General begins a new concerted effort geared to address the growing problem of…

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UK: Harpenden surgery accused of breaching patient confidentiality

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Dissent

It is hard for me to believe that this even makes the news anywhere. Not that the person isn’t right to be concerned if the allegations are true, but it’s just that it seems so darned common as to no longer be newsworthy. Then again, maybe if such incidents did result in bad press and…

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Ex-MoneyGram boss in money laundering case

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Dissent

7NewsBelize.com reports on this case out of Belize: The money laundering scandal at the Coye Moneygram Agency is big – apart from one point five million dollars in cash stuffed in suitcases, and seven people charged with money laundering, we’ve also got wholesale identity theft and fraudulent misuse of the entire driver’s license database. But…

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UK: 8,000 breaches due to viruses in a 1-year period

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Dissent

Incidents such as the report out of Alberta Health Services in Canada and this report, below, from the UK, should serve as a reminder as to how much risk attaches to networking data and having it accessible online — either intentionally or unintentionally: More than 8,000 computer viruses have infected NHS computers over the last…

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Medical records found in Salt Lake dumpster

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Dissent

KUTV reports that about 20 boxes of medical records were found in a dumpster. The files contained names, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, canceled checks, routing numbers, and medical information. KUTV reports: At least some of the records appeared to come from Mountain Medical Center, a chiropractic office that had been in the Murray…

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