From WGAL: Thousands of current and former senior-living residents’ personal information could be in jeopardy after a hacker’s malware program was found on their computer. Officials of Lutheran Social Services of South Central Pennsylvania, which has four senior-citizen centers in York, say the malware was found Tuesday and they contacted everyone who could be involved….
Category: Health Data
Raleigh clinic says X-rays were stolen, may have included patient information
Renee Elder reports: Patients who had X-rays at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic before 2008 are being urged to keep an eye on their bank statements and credit reports after 17,300 sets of X-rays vanished. A company the practice hired in January to convert X-ray films to electronic files never returned the materials, according to a letter…
California Birth Records Found in Unsecure Location
Date: 5/6/2013 Number: 13-017 Contact: Anita Gore, Heather Bourbeau – (916) 440-7259 SACRAMENTO A California Department of Public Health (CDPH) investigation has found that a reel containing images of 2,000 State of California Birth Records for 1974 was found in an unsecure location. These birth certificates contain names, addresses, Social Security numbers and some medical information. CDPH has…
Mystery over laptop stolen from psychologist whose testimony in the Jodi Arias murder trial poked holes in the accused murderer's self-defense plea
From the Daily Mail: The psychologist who testified in the Jodi Arias murder trial had her laptop stolen in February, just weeks before she was slated to testify in the highly publicized murder trial, a new report has revealed. Dr Janeen Demarte told police that the computer contained notes that pertained to the murder trial….
Insurer Sues To Duck $1M Patient Data Breach Settlement
Dan Packel reports that once again, an insurance company is suing for judgement that it is not liable for covering its insured over a data breach: Peerless Insurance Co. filed suit in Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to get out of covering losses for a company that mishandled patient medical records when relocating a clinic acquired…
University of Rochester Medical Center notifies patients of misplaced USB drive
The University of Rochester Medical Center has sent letters to a group of former orthopaedic patients, alerting them to the loss of protected health information. Earlier this week, URMC notified 537 patients that a resident physician misplaced a USB computer flash drive that carried protected health information. The flash drive was used to transport information…