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Missing Heraeus backup tapes contained medical info

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dissent

Through its lawyers, Heraeus Incorporated notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office on December 29 of a security breach. According to the letter,  the company noticed on November 18 that a steel cabinet  that contained a safe with backup tapes was missing.   The company believes (but cannot be sure) that the cabinet was discarded…

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Seabury & Smith service reports security breach

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dissent

Marsh U.S. Consumer, a Seabury & Smith service, recently reported a security breach to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The benefits plan provider reported that due to a programming error and transmission of incorrect URLs, a dedicated server for its client, ITT Corporation, was exposing some ITT employees’ benefits plan personal information to other employees who…

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(update) Riverside Mercy Hospital breach reported to HHS

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dissent

An incident previously reported on this blog involving paper records left behind and exposed at the now-closed Riverside Mercy Hospital has been reported to HHS. As an example of how confusing HHS’s breach log tool can be without additional details, here is the log entry: Riverside Mercy Hospital and Ohio/Mercy Diagnostics,OH,,1000,11/15/2010,Improper Disposal,Paper Records,1/4/2011 Based on…

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Periodontist’s server hacked, patients notified

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dissent

A periodontist from Germantown, Maryland has notified HHS of a security breach that affected 1,000 patients. A web site about the breach, created by ID Experts, describes the incident: On October 14, 2010, when the computer system of the dental Practice of Gary C. Spinks, DMD, PC, shut down, the Practice learned that a hacker had…

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PinnacleHealth notifies patients that a medical transcription service breach exposing patient records went undetected for two years

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dissent

Another breach involving a transcription service. This time, it’s PinnacleHealth System in Pennsylvania, who recently reported an incident to HHS involving Gair Medical Transcription Services. On December 17, PinnacleHealth issued a press release that indicates that the breach may have occurred back in 2008, but was only detected when someone searching for something online stumbled across…

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OhioHealth patient data exposed

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dissent

Suzanne Hoholik reports: OhioHealth officials announced yesterday that they will provide one year of credit protection to anyone who was a patient at Grant Medical Center from Jan. 1, 2008, through Nov. 5, 2010. Mark Hopkins, a spokesman for OhioHealth, which owns Grant, said an employee stole computers from an inventory storage facility that contained…

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