Category: Health Data

Rob Shaw reports: Forty-three people have been warned that their privacy was breached after a government-contracted health worker was caught improperly opening personal files. The government sent letters Thursday to 26 clients, saying a total of 43 people had their personal information compromised and there is a “low risk for fraud” on their accounts. They…

At least some members of Congress are not happy with the response to a letter they sent TRICARE following the theft of backup tapes from the unattended vehicle of an employee of their contractor, SAIC.  The tapes contained information on approximately 5 million military beneficiaries and their dependents. Although TRICARE’s response was not disclosed publicly, Rep. Ed Markey and colleagues from…

Kyle Martin reports: Personal identifying information belonging to more than 800 veterans was contained in a laptop that was stolen two months ago, the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center said Friday. The 824 affected veterans have been notified and offered free credit monitoring for a year, according to a press release. […] The laptop was…

Back in January, I noted that the ICO was preparing to levy a huge fine on Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust after hard drives with patient data were stolen and put up for sale on eBay. We later learned that the thief was an employee of a contractor. The possibility of the fine…