A Stony Brook University college student has been charged with first-degree identity theft after police arrested him Monday. They allege that Oluwole Owoseni, 22, of Brooklyn, stole the personal information of other students to apply for a student loan and credit card. Owoseni worked at the campus Career Center and the Student Affairs office. The…
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IE: 8,000 NI patients’ medical records missing
A computer tape with medical records of more than 8,000 patients has disappeared en route from Northern Ireland to England, it was revealed today. It was sent from the Garden Street doctors’ surgery in Magherafelt, Co Derry, to an IT company in London which was updating the practice’s system. A courier picked up the details…
UK: Details of the £229 million Japanese Bank Hacking Attempt Revealed
Computer hackers have reportedly applied sophisticated password-detection software application to steal £229million from one of the largest banking groups from Japan. The reports unveiled that a security supervisor from the bank helped Belgian hackers to enter into the offices of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in London back in 2004. […] The company accounts targeted by…
DMX 'didn't mean to commit identity fraud'
Embattled rapper DMX “had no intention” of committing identity fraud after checking into an Arizona hospital under a false name last year. He simply wanted to avoid attracting more attention than necessary, according to a former manager. Read more on 13WHAM
Think tank details its ideas for use of health IT records
Andrew Noyes reports on CDT’s statement, reported on this site yesterday. Also: […] Also on Monday, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association wrote to House Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Boehner outlining concerns with privacy provisions in stimulus language that passed the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees last week. Among the group’s concerns…
Consumer Watchdog Calls on Google to Cease Lobbying Effort to Allow Sale of Patient Medical Records; Urges Congress to Adopt Privacy Protections in Economic Stimulus Bill
The non-partisan Consumer Watchdog called on Google today to cease a rumored lobbying effort aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records in the current version of the Economic Stimulus legislation. Consumer Watchdog called on Congress to remove loopholes in the ban on the sale of medical records and include other privacy…