Croydon Advertiser reports: Croydon’s hospital trust mistakenly sent a patient’s sensitive medical information to the wrong person. And while being investigated for that data breach, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust “misplaced” its register of births for April 2009 to May 2010 for five months. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has rapped the trust for the…
Category: Health Data
Four Miami-Dade Residents Indicted for Participation in Fraud Schemes
Four Miami-Dade residents have been indicted for their participation in various schemes to defraud the United States government. Fernando Mendez Villamil, 48, of South Miami, Maritza Exposito, 57, of Miami, Arnaldo Oscar Jimenez, 57, of Hialeah, and Yomara Vila, 45, of Miami were charged in a twenty-one count indictment for their participation in a scheme…
NY: St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital notifies patients after thumb drive with limited PHI is stolen
In reading the following statement from the hospital, keep in mind that the hospital’s home page says the incident involves the “possible disclosure” of “a limited number” of patients’ personal information. Their report to HHS of December 30th indicates that 29,156 patients were impacted. That’s some “limited number.” On October 31, 2015, an individual entered a restricted area of St….
AU: Victoria’s Barwon Health website targeted by pro-Palestinian hackers, medical records ‘not at risk’
Margaret Paul reports that Barwon Health’s site was defaced by pro-Palestinian hackers: In a statement, Barwon Health said patients’ medical records were not at risk, because the site is hosted by an external service, with no access to sensitive information. Read more on ABC (AU). The Geelong Advertiser adds: The Palestinian sympathiser that hacked a…
WI: Mental health patients’ and disability benefits applicants’ info on stolen laptop
Scott Trippe is a licensed psychologist in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, doing business as ST Psychotherapy. He’s also affiliated with Fox River Counseling, also in Oshkosh. On December 23, ST Psychotherapy reported to HHS that a stolen laptop contained information on 509 patients. There is no notice on either of Dr. Trippe’s web sites, but he apparently contacted…
WA: Behavior intervention specialist’s client records exposed in misconfigured database
On her web site, Patricia Mullen describes herself as a “behavior intervention specialist” and a former special education teacher. According to her site, she has worked in many school districts and agencies throughout the state of Washington consulting and training. Patricia is also a national trainer having presented to hundreds of foster parents, teachers, and providers…