Jannise Johnson reports: Hundreds of confidential medical files were found in a trash container Monday by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies. The files belonged to doctors Jayshree and Mahesh Vyas who operated a clinic on Chino Hills Parkway and were in the process of moving to a new office, according to a sheriff’s press release….
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CA: Patient records taken from Santa Cruz pot referral office
Jennifer Squires reports: Burglars stole a client records, a suitcase and two bags of cookies from a medicinal marijuana referral office on the 500 block of River Street late Monday or early Tuesday, Santa Cruz police reported. Safe Harbor Med Evaluations staff reported the theft around noon Tuesday. Burglars stole a computer hard drive that…
(update) 860,000 more Avmed members may have had IDs stolen
Bob LaMendola reports: An additional 860,000 Avmed members than originally thought may have had their identity data compromised when thieves stole two company laptops in December, officials said Thursday. The laptops contained social security numbers and other personal information for as many as 1.2 million Floridians with Avmed health insurance, the company and state Attorney…
860,000 more Avmed members may have had IDs stolen
Bob LaMendola reports: An additional 860,000 Avmed members than originally thought may have had their identity data compromised when thieves stole two company laptops in December, officials said Thursday. The laptops contained social security numbers and other personal information for as many as 1.2 million Floridians with Avmed health insurance, the company and state Attorney…
CT: Aetna Documents Found On Side Of Road
A cabinet full of documents with sensitive information was found sitting on the side of the road. Now, Aetna has some questions to answer. Donna Guiel, of East Hartford, said she made the discovery about a month ago and on Friday, she gave the documents to investigators with Aetna Insurance Co. Channel 3 Eyewitness News…
KY: University of Louisville kidney patient data was available to public
A University of Louisville database of 708 names that included social security numbers and dialysis details was available on the Internet without password protection for nearly 1 ½ years, university officials said Wednesday . The Web site was disabled on May 17 when the university discovered the flaw. University officials said in a statement that…