CBS reports: Nearly 800 paper files containing sensitive information were stolen last month from a Riverside County employee’s vehicle, the county announced Thursday. The records, stolen July 27, contained sensitive information about cases investigated by the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, putting the personal data of 770 individuals at risk of misuse, officials…
Category: Health Data
Lawsuit against UnityPoint Health partly dismissed, but Wisconsin plaintiffs can move forward on claims of negligence
WKOW reports on litigation involving two UnityPoint Health phishing-related breaches disclosed last year: A federal judge has dismissed parts of a lawsuit against UnityPoint Health, but is letting other parts move forward after a data breach last year. UnityPoint Health, which operates Meriter Hospital in Madison, alerted the public in 2018 about two security breaches…
AU: Thousands of medical histories exposed in data breach
Ben Grubb reports: Tens of thousands of Australians have had their medical histories and other private information exposed in a large data breach of a company that enabled them to participate in paid clinical trials. The database belonging to Neoclinical exposed approximately 37,000 people’s contact information and their responses to personal medical questions qualifying them…
CA: Possible data security concerns for county employees
Lezla Gooden reports that Kern County officials are putting 5,000 employees on alert that their personal information — and that of their families — may have been compromised by a data security incident through the county’s health insurance provider, Legacy Health. Kern County officials sent out this email Tuesday to all their employees, saying the…
Amarin Pharma notifies patients of data leak discovered by vpnMentor
On June 20, vpnMentor reported on a leak they discovered involving data from patients interested in Vascepa. Reading their report, it seemed that they could see that Vascepa figured prominently in the data but they do not mention whether they ever contacted Vascepa’s manufacturer, Amarin Pharma — or if not, why not. On August 5,…
People: Do NOT Call This Site About the AMCA Breach
Folks — I know a lot of you may be receiving mail — some of it incorrect — about the AMCA breach, but do not call me about it. Call the party that sent you the notification or Google their name to find out more. I cannot help you. If they sent something to your…