In December, 2013, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey notified almost 840,000 members that their protected health information was on laptops stolen from the insurer’s Newark headquarters on November 1, 2013. At the time, Horizon BCBS reported that the laptops were password-protected, but the data were unencrypted, and After a detailed review with…
Category: Health Data
OH: Former ProMedica hospital employee indicted on criminal HIPAA and CFAA charges
It appears we have another criminal prosecution under HIPAA. In May 2014, ProMedica disclosed that almost 600 Bay Park Hospital patients were to be notified of an insider breach. In June, police announced that no criminal charges would be filed because their investigation found that no patient information such as social security numbers or financial…
CA: Email error exposes 845 Tulare County patients’ email addresses.
The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) has announced a potential breach involving the protected health information of 845 patients seen at the Visalia and Farmersville clinics who use the online Patient Portal. The potential breach occurred on March 19, 2015, when an employee sent an email and neglected to encrypt and blind…
Former lab technician at Children’s Heart Center Nevada arrested in suspected ID theft case (UPDATED)
Ricardo Torres reports: A lab technician at the Children’s Heart Center Nevada who had access to patient files containing personal information was arrested two months ago on suspicion of identity theft, the center’s attorney said Friday. Read more on the Las Vegas Review-Journal. CHCN issued a statement on their website today that says, in part:…
Philadelphia Fire Department Warns of Data Breach Affecting EMS Transport Patients (updated)
Kim Glovas reports: The Philadelphia Fire Department has issued a warning that anyone who received ambulance services during an eight-month period in 2012 may have had his or her personal information compromised. The fire department says a rogue employee sold patient information to a theft ring in 2012, but the theft did not come to…
Western Montana Clinic notifies almost 7,000 patients of payment data hack
On March 18, the Western Montana Clinic announced that its website had been taken down after they discovered it had been hacked on or before March 14 by hackers who left a political message on the home page. At the time, the clinic said that patient data was safe, but they weren’t totally sure about payment data:…