Dartmouth-Hitchcock has notified some employees that their names and direct deposit bank account information were compromised after some employees fell for a phishing attempt. In a letter dated January 20, D-H informed the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that the unauthorized access to the Employee Self Service Direct Deposit Payment System occurred between October 6…
Category: Health Data
California Attorney General Files Lawsuit Based on Late Breach Notification
Yesterday, I noted that California’s Attorney General was suing Kaiser over a breach that was discovered in 2011 but not disclosed to those affected until months later. David Navetta of InformationLawGroup has some interesting commentary and analysis of the lawsuit, focusing on the provisions of California law that provide: The disclosure shall be made in…
Update: eBenefits breach caused by software update
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued an update to the recent eBenefits portal breach, previously reported here, here, and here. Their statement: As you may be aware, the eBenefits web portal was shut down for a period of time earlier this month, and a limited number of Veterans had some of their private information exposed to other Veterans…
California sues Kaiser over data breach
Tish Kraft reports an update to a breach previously reported on this blog: California’s attorney general sued Kaiser for unfair competition related to 20,539 employee Social Security numbers being found on a hard drive sold at a thrift store. Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, on behalf of the people of California, sued Kaiser Foundation Health…
FL: Last of five pleads guilty in medical ID theft tax fraud, but questions about the breach remain
Wayne K. Routon reports: The last of five people accused of tax refund fraud involving identity theft from medical records pleaded guilty Friday for his role in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer said. Michael Ali Bryant, Sr., 41, of Lauderdale Lakes, faces up to 12 years in prison at his sentencing scheduled in…
TX: State mental hospitals faulted for patient privacy breaches
Andrea Ball reports: A Big Spring State Hospital employee was fired last week after officials say she walked out of the psychiatric facility with 50 patients’ protected health records. A folder containing 47 pages of personal health information — including names, diagnoses and treatments — was discovered in a public trash bin off campus. It…