Martin Espinoza reports some additional details on the St. Joseph Health breach reported here a few days ago: St. Joseph Health mistakenly divulged the private information of 11,800 home health patients — including 1,762 in Sonoma and Napa counties — to an investment firm working on a business proposal for the health system. Neither financial information…
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Two Iowa Dept. of Human Services employees blamed for security breaches of more than 2,000 Iowans' personal information
The Iowa Department of Human Services announced Friday that there was a breach in personal information related to some Polk County social work assessments. There are 2,042 individuals whose information was included in the breach, which happened during the assessment period of some child and dependent adult abuse cases. Letters were mailed this week notifying…
WA: Skagit County Government Settles Potential HIPAA Violations
Skagit County, Washington, has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. Skagit County agreed to a $215,000 monetary settlement and to work closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program….
Mississippi woman pleads guilty in stolen identity fraud case
Jackson, Miss – Marietta Harris, 38, of Jackson, pled guilty on March 5, 2014 to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. She will be sentenced on May 15, 2014 by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate and faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000…
Breach affecting University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employees bigger than initially reported
Adam Brandolph reports that a breach involving University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) employees is bigger than initially reported: As many as 322 UPMC employees — 300 more than initially reported — have been affected by a data breach and identity theft scheme, the hospital system said on Thursday. Authorities said the breach allowed someone…
Follow-up: Former Tampa VA Medical Center Employee Sentenced
There’s a follow-up to the case of a former employee at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center who stole veterans’ personal information to obtain crack cocaine. The information was used by others for tax refund fraud. Lewis was indicted in July 2013. U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez-Covington sentenced David F. Lewis to 6…