There needs to be a special place in Hell for those who think it’s fun to hack a database with sensitive medical information and then dump it on the Internet. Today, I became aware of one such leak. I am not yet naming the organization that had its database hacked and dumped, other than to…
Category: Health Data
UK: Pembrokeshire child sex abuse files 'released in error'
Cross-posting this from DataBreaches.net… The BBC reports: Allegations that Pembrokeshire council wrongly disclosed sensitive reports about 10 child sex abuse victims to another victim are being investigated. It is claimed the person wanted information about himself, but received private details about others. Read more on BBC. The story was initially reported earlier today in Western Mail, which…
Security Breach at Erlanger Health System has Families Upset
WDEF reports that 87 families received notification from Erlanger Health System after their children’s medical records were found outside Erlanger Hospital. Erlanger says an incident happened on or around January 14th of this year. They tell us they are working with local law enforcement officers and security experts right now to figure out more. Read more…
Dorn VA warns patients after laptop with their information discovered stolen
Renee Slandera reports that the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina is notifying more than 7,000 patients that a laptop stolen from the Respiratory Therapy Department in February contained their names, dates of birth, and partial Social Security numbers. Since the laptop was stolen, Dorn officials say all laptops connected…
Three health insurers notifying patients after learning call-center employee stole members' Social Security Numbers
Connextions, a technology and solutions provider providing call-center services for health insurers, reportedly had a long-running breach that affected over 4,800 patients insured by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio, and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana. According to HHS’s breach tool, which first made me…
Glens Falls Hospital alerts patients of possible information breach
Jon Alexander reports: The medical records of more than 2,300 Glens Falls Hospital patients were stored for more than four months on an unprotected computer server, and the hospital’s investigation into whether the sensitive information was illicitly accessed is ongoing. The hospital announced Thursday that a forensic audit determined that an outside records contractor, Portal…