Corinne Reichert reports: The Australian Privacy Foundation has accused the Senate of being “dangerously naive” in thinking that opt-out e-health records could be secured against breaches of privacy. Bernard Robertson-Dunn, a member of the Privacy Foundation who has also constructed IT systems for several government departments, said it is “patently absurd” for the Senate inquiry…
Category: Health Data
U. of Cincinnati Medical Center not liable for employee’s Facebook post on a patient’s STD (updated)
Kevin Grasha has an update on a breach previously noted on this site. University of Cincinnati Medical Center can’t be sued after an employee leaked private medical records about a patient who had syphilis, a judge ruled Monday. The patient, a woman in her early 20s, filed the lawsuit last year. A screen shot of the…
Former North Bend Medical Center employee pleads guilty to identity theft
The World reports: Hundreds of charges against a former North Bend Medical Center employee were whittled down to 33, and she eventually pleaded guilty to 17. On April 5, 39-year-old Sarah Sluder was hit with more than 100 charges of tampering with drug records and more than 100 charges of forgery and aggravated identity theft when she…
Excellus hack: why so long to detect it, members ask
Steve Orr has a follow-up on the Excellus BlueCross BlueShield data breach that was disclosed in September, but the scant details still available will doubtless continue to frustrate those who want to know how the breach occurred and why it took almost 20 months for Excellus to detect it. And the available facts serve as…
VA: Brothers Sentenced for Leading Bank Fraud and ID Theft Scheme
Ray Ekobena, 27, of Alexandria, and his brother, Stefan Ekobena, 24, of Atlanta, were sentenced today for leading a five-year check fraud and identity theft conspiracy. Co-conspirator Rodney Hardy, 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was also sentenced today for his role in the scheme. According to statements of fact filed with the plea agreements, Ray Ekobena…
FL: Three People Sentenced in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme That Used Patient Data
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this site. Jermaine Winters, 39, of Coleman, Florida, Senora Cotton, 24, of Chipley, Florida, and Rosetta Presley, 23, of Chipley, Florida, were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with the electronic filing of false federal income…