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Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center notifies 2,393 patients after phishing attack exposed their PHI

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Dissent

The Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center in Vancouver, Washington, recently notified the Oregon Attorney General’s Office of a breach that they discovered on September 25, 2018. Here is the text of their notification, as posted on their web site: Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center, LLC (“SWRSC”) is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of…

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Sins of Others May be Visited on Employer

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Dissent

Matt Fisher writes: Healthcare organizations are learning tough lessons that actions of employees can come back with serious consequences to the organization. When it comes to maintaining the privacy and security of patient data, no action comes without a consequence. While some actions are completely uncontrollable, that does not necessarily mean that liability cannot potentially…

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Altus Baytown Hospital system hit by Dharma ransomware

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Dissent

  On November 2, Altus Baytown Hospital System posted this notice of breach: We are posting this statement on our website as a precautionary measure and as part of our commitment to patient privacy. Altus Baytown Hospital and its affiliates and related entities (collectively, “ABH”) take our patients’ privacy seriously, and it is important to…

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Inova Health notifies patients after law enforcement alerts them to breach that began in 2016 [UPDATED]

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Dissent

Inova Health has been notifying patients of a breach that law enforcement first alerted them to on September 5. According to a notice on the Northern Virginia – Washington, D.C. – metro area health system’s site: On September 5, 2018, we were advised by law enforcement that some of our patient records may have been…

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They Hacked Their School District When They Were 12. The Adults Are Still Trying to Catch Up.

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Dissent

Benjamin Herold has a great piece on EdWeek about two teens in Michigan who have been charged criminally with hacking.  It is a case that Doug Levin previously brought to the public’s attention in the context of a question as to whether schools are failing to deal effectively with young curious minds. This particular case…

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Computers and voter data stolen from California Democrat’s office in brazen Election Day burglary

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Dissent

Tana Ganeva reports: Democratic candidate for California Senate had her office broken into and sensitive voter information stolen, reports the Merced Sun Star. The burglary occurred on Election Day, as California voters headed to the polls. Read more on RawStory.

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