Amy Cole reports: A woman has hit out at Musgrove Park Hospital after photos of her recovering foot were used in a training seminar without her consent. Read more about what happened on Somerset County Gazette. Some of the commenters on that site were not particularly sympathetic to her complaint.
Category: Breach Incidents
Henry County residents’ information is exposed in hacking
The Toledo Blade reports: Henry County was targeted by a “ransomware” attack that may have exposed more than 17,000 county voters’ personal information, Henry County Commission President Glenn Miller said Tuesday. The county last week sent a letter to 17,841 voters to notify them of the computer hacking incident that occurred Oct. 31. County officials…
Experian denies that database up for sale on dark web is their data
It was only last week that Experian released a white paper on what it sees as data breach risks for 2017. Perhaps ironically, then, it was only days later when a dark web vendor claimed to have Experian’s database for sale. HackRead reported on “DoubleFlag’s” listing: The hacker claims he has access to the Experian database which contains…
USOC notifying participants in 100-Days Out event of vendor breach
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) recently notified individuals who participated in the 100-Days Out event in April 2016 that their personal information was acquired by an unauthorized individual who gained access to the email account of a contractor who ran security clearances for the event. According to their notification, on November 18, USOC learned that an…
OptumHealth New Mexico notifies 2,006 members of breach
On Nov. 17, OptumHealth New Mexico began notifying members that a flash drive, mailed by an unnamed vendor on September 16, was discovered on September 26 to have been lost in the postal mail. From their FAQ on the incident: The information contained on the flash drive included individuals’ name and a full or partial date of birth,…
Personal information about Franciscan Health patients stolen
Stacia Glenn reports: A backpack containing personal and medical information about CHI Franciscan Health patients was stolen, prompting the health group to warn patients about possible identity theft. The theft occurred Oct. 18. Taken were a backpack, work laptop, cell phone, paper documents with patient information and a day planner containing the employee’s username and…