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Author: Dissent

CA: Leader of Santa Cruz ID theft crime ring sentenced to prison

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Dissent

Jennifer Squires reports: An Aptos man who ran a sophisticated crime ring that stole credit card numbers, fenced electronics purchased illegally and sold heroin, cocaine and steroids pleaded guilty to dozens of charges Friday. Paul Munster, 33, was sentenced to eight years in state prison and ordered to pay more than $80,000 in restitution to…

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UK: GPs win battle to stop researchers' records access

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Dissent

Ministers have scrapped plans that would have granted researchers access to identifiable medical records without patient consent after an uproar among GPs over patient confidentiality. A passage included in the draft NHS Constitution, which could have granted researchers unrestricted access to patient data, has been dropped from the final document. The Department of Health confirmed…

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UK: NHS refusing to let patients opt out of Summary Care Record

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Dissent

NHS bosses leading the rollout of the Summary Care Record are refusing to take no for an answer from patients who say they want to opt out, Pulse can reveal. GPs in the first wave of the rollout are being asked to send their PCT a list of patients opting out of the programme, despite…

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Laptop theft at airport affects Stanley Works employees

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Dissent

Last Wednesday, The Stanley Works notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that on December 15, a corporate laptop was stolen at an unnamed airport. The laptop contained files with personal information of employees of The Stanley Works and its subsidiaries, including their names and Social Security numbers and some salary information. According to notification…

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TX: Irving ISD Employees Victims of ID Theft

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Dissent

Seema Mathur reports: Some 50 Irving Independent School District employees have had their identity information stolen. Police are calling the crime a serious case of identity theft. According to Irving police, detailed information such as social security numbers and birth dates were taken. […] According to police, Mercado is one of more than 50 people…

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FL: United Way Admits To Security Breach

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Dissent

According to CBS, United Way of Miami-Dade’s computer system was hacked. Files and applications were reportedly deleted early Christmas morning. The computer system contained personal information, including credit card information, but UW has not yet been able to determine if files were accessed. Read more on CBS

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