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Breach Leaves Thousands Of Kaiser Permanente Employees Checking Their Credit Report (update)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Dissent

KXL FM reports that Kaiser Permanente has sent notifications to some current and former employees after their data were found on an external hard drive purchased in a second-hand store in September 2011: Maryann Schwab with Kaiser Permanente says names, phone numbers, social security numbers and other personal information was found on a non-Kaiser external…

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Patient Claims Doctor Used Her in a Book

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Dissent

Robert Kahn reports: A woman claims in court that a doctor who treated her for drug addiction invaded her privacy by using “her most private, embarrassing, and traumatizing memories in order to surreptitiously obtain material for the book … ‘The Addict: One Patient, One Doctor, One Year.’” Gabrielle Lisnoff sued Dr. Michael Stein in Federal…

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Blood and urine samples found near busy downtown St. John’s street

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Dissent

Improper disposal of medical waste can pose health risks. It can also breach privacy, as the Canadian Press reports: Eastern Health is investigating how the waste — which consisted of three urine samples and eight vials of blood with patient names on them — ended up near a provincial government building along Prince Philip Drive…

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A Georgetown University Hospital breach makes me wonder about HHS's breach tool

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Dissent

The recent update to the HHS breach tool made me aware of a breach involving Georgetown University Hospital that affected over 1,500 patients. The following statement was issued by Georgetown University Hospital, who kindly provided this site with a copy of the notification: A USB thumb drive storing patient information was recently determined to be…

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SC: GHS employee charged with stealing identity information

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Dissent

Casey Vaughn reports: Deputies said a Taylors woman is accused of identity thefts while working at Greenville Hospital System, using hospital records for her financial gain. Greenville County deputies said 32-year-old Danell Adams was charged with two counts of financial identity fraud after deputies said she used the victims’ personal information to lease an apartment…

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‘Indian call centres accused of selling Britons’ personal data for as little as two pence’

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dissent

Deja vu all over again: Indian call centres are selling Britons’ confidential personal data, including credit card information, medical and financial records to criminals and marketing firms for as little as two pence, an undercover investigation has discovered. Two ‘consultants’, claiming to be IT workers at several call centres boasted of possesing 45 different sets…

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