Tuscaloosa News reports: The University of Alabama says a 2009 computer security incident involving a server for Brewer-Porch Children’s Center may have exposed some personal information for about 1,400 former clients, employees and medical providers. In June, staff preparing an old server for disposal discovered unauthorized login activity between Oct. 24, 2009, and Dec. 9,…
Category: Health Data
HIPAA nightmare: An IT vendor’s error left more than 300,000 files with protected health information exposed
Medico, Inc.’s IT vendor’s error left at least two Amazon buckets unsecured More than 300,000 files contained protected health information related to patient billing, complete with insurance information and treatment codes Leaks were independently discovered by at least three researchers using different search methods It’s been a rough few months in terms of business associates…
Another AMCA victim starts notifying patients
Add Texas-based Clinical Pathology Laboratories to the list of providers impacted by the breach at American Medical Collection Agency. Here is their press release, issued yesterday: AUSTIN, Texas, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (“CPL”) has been informed by Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (“AMCA”) of a data…
Hospital fined €460,000 for privacy breaches after Barbie case
DutchNews.nl reports: The Haga hospital in The Hague has been fined €460,000 for poor patient file security, after it emerged a tv reality soap star’s medical records had been accessed by dozens of unauthorised members of staff. The Dutch privacy watchdog Authoriteit Persoonsgegevens said its research showed patient records at the hospital are still not…
Ca: RCMP sent confidential details of suicide attempt to wrong email chain: report
Catharine Tunney reports: The RCMP inadvertently sent an account of someone’s suicide attempt to the wrong email chain, leaving the details in the inboxes of more than 160 people, according to a report on the mishap. The email included the person’s name and date of birth, details of the suicide attempt, the injuries they sustained…
Penobscot Community Health Center notifying 13,000 patients about collection agency breach
Add Penobscot Community Health Center in Maine to the list of entities that had patients affected by the American Medical Collections Agency hack.They posted the following notice on their website: PCHC values the privacy and confidentiality of its patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is regarding the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) incident, which you may…