November 24 – The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and affected individuals of a recent incident in which a spreadsheet containing personal information was sent in error to a vendor in an unencrypted email. The spreadsheet included names, social security…
Category: Health Data
Privacy breach at Burns Lake hospital
A privacy breach has recently occurred at the Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre in Burns Lake. Approximately 150 people were affected. “We are notifying individuals whose health information was inappropriately accessed by an employee,” explained Eryn Collins, a spokesperson for Northern Health. Read more on Terrace Standard.
Cottage Health System Pays $2m to Settle California Charges Over Data Breaches
In December 2013, Cottage Health System disclosed a breach involving PHI. Two years later, we learned of a second breach. And now two years after that, we hear that Cottage Health has settled charges arising from those breaches. From the state’s press release: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Wednesday announced a $2 million settlement with…
October health data breach stats continue painting a grim picture
Protenus recently released its Breach Barometer report for health data breaches in the U.S. that were first disclosed in October. Their analyses are based on 37 incidents compiled by DataBreaches.net, as below: Advanced Spine & Pain Center Aetna Amida Care Arch City Dental, LLC – Drs. Baloy and Donatelli Atlanta Asthma and Allergy, Austin Manual…
9,500 patients at the Medical College of Wisconsin notified of phishing incident
Guy Boulton reports: Confidential medical information or other personal data of 9,500 patients at the Medical College of Wisconsin was compromised by a targeted attack on the school’s email system in July, the Medical College said Friday. The compromised email accounts contained one or more of the following types of information: patients’ names, home addresses, dates…
Court dates set in Justin Shafer case
On Friday, December 1, lawyers for an infosec researcher who has been in jail since April will argue that U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey should release Justin Shafer from jail while he awaits trial. For those who are not familiar with the case, Shafer, a dental integrator technician and independent infosecurity researcher, faces federal…