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…
Category: Health Data
NHS Trust fined £325,000 following data breach; Trust “frankly surprised” at fine and intends to appeal
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 was revealed by the…
NHS Trust fined £325,000 following data breach; Trust "frankly surprised" at fine and intends to appeal
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…
FL: Mount Sinai Hospital employee charged with theft of patients’ IDs
Is it just my perception or are reports of insider breaches increasing? Jay Weaver reports: An employee of Mount Sinai Hospital has been arrested on identity-theft charges accusing her of stealing hundreds of patients’ Social Security numbers and other personal information, federal authorities said Thursday. Keiondra Sheri Williams, 29, of Miami Gardens, had worked as…
Ca: Durham Region Health class action lawsuit puts price on personal information
Emily Jackson reports: A proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit against Durham Region Health puts a $5.99 price tag on the patient data doctors are privy to. The lawsuit was filed against Durham Region after a nurse lost a USB key laden with the unencrypted personal information of 83,524 people in December 2009. According…
Ca: Veteran's privacy not violated, internal review found
An independent investigator who reviewed privacy violations at Veterans Affairs Canada told the Harper government in late 2010 it was appropriate to include the personal medical information of an outspoken advocate in briefing material, say internal federal documents. The central finding of the Amprax Inc. review flies in the face of the country’s privacy watchdog,…