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Author: Dissent

First we threaten the reporters….?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Dissent

Kristen Ross of KBTX has a 3-part series on improper disposal of medical records in paper format. Part 1 describes hundreds of medical records floating around a dumpster that included names, addresses, social security numbers and medicaid numbers. Those documents were from the Daniel Jarvis Home Health Agency. According to Ross, attorneys for the home…

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Computer technician on trial in Hong Kong celebrity sex photo case

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Dissent

Marina Dimova reports that computer technician Sze Ho-chun went on trial for stealing explicit photographs from singer-actor Edison Chen’s laptop and uploading them to the internet. The case triggered a huge celebrity sex scandal in Hong Kong because the photos depicted Chen and various starlets in sex acts. Sze allegedly got access to the laptop…

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6,000 University of Washington employees’ personal information on hacked servers

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Dissent

Nick Perry of The Seattle Times reports that 6,000 University of Washington employees were notified last week that their names and Social Security numbers were on a computer system that was hacked. At least two parking-management computer servers were hacked starting around Dec. 6 last year. The university recognized that the servers had been compromised…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Charles McLaurin was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for ID theft, a month after he slipped away during a break at his initial sentencing hearing. More. In the UK, the case against PC Anna Wong of the Lothian and Borders Force has been continued again without plea at Edinburgh…

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IN: Goshen attorney dumps client files in the trash

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Dissent

Justin Leighty of The Elkhart Truth reports that confidential client files from attorney Joe Lehman’s office were just dumped in the trash. The files contained personal and financial information, and were disposed of during a move the office was making. What’s somewhat dumbfounding is that the attorney claimed he didn’t know that there was any…

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Calif. agency probes snooping of octuplet mom’s medical records

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Dissent

Rebecca Vesely reports: The California Department of Public Health has launched an investigation into Kaiser Permanente Bellflower (Calif.) Medical Center after nearly two dozen employees peeked at medical records of Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets at the facility in January. “This is an issue that is quickly evolving for us,” said Al Lundeen,…

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