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A Notice Regarding a Recent Data Security Incident Affecting Boise State University students

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dissent

For those keeping track:  we had this incident filed solely under Fresno State, but had counted it in those incidents involving health/medical info. The incident had been included in our March 2018 analyses. — DataBreaches.net Boise State University received notice recently from Fresno State University that a theft on their campus may have potentially involved…

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Supreme Court to rule in Google referrer header privacy settlement case

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dissent

David Zwier reports: The US Supreme Court granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in three cases Monday, including a dispute over a settlement in a Google privacy case and a Missouri death penalty case. In Frank v. Gaos [docket; cert. petition, PDF], the question before the court is, “in what circumstances a cy pres award of…

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NE: Complete Family Medicine advises patients of burglary

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dissent

From their public notice: On March 1, 2018, the offices of Complete Family Medicine, LLC were burglarized. Later the same day, Complete Family Medicine discovered that the perpetrators stole numerous items including a computer component of a medical device used to conduct EKGs and uncashed patient checks that were stored in a locked safe. Law…

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Palos Heights doctor indicted for insurance fraud; misused patient info

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Dissent

Mike Nolan reports: A suburban physician was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly pocketing nearly $1 million in payments from Medicare and a private insurer for nonexistent treatment, the U.S. attorney in Chicago announced Friday. The 12-count indictment against Pranav Patel, owner of Palos Medical Care in Palos Heights, alleges he submitted fraudulent claims…

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WHEN do you have to notify by? State laws vary.

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dissent

MintzLevin has updated its state data breach law matrix, as I noted previously on the page where I link to such resources. Here’s an excerpt from their matrix: Breach Notification Timeline Time After Discovery of Breach     Action Required 10 Calendar Days Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs 14 Business Days Vermont AG preliminary…

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MS: Former Hospital Employee Charged for Stealing from Patient

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dissent

A former employee at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson was arrested Wednesday for stealing money and banking information from a patient, announced Attorney General Jim Hood. Shaniqua Kiera Jenkins, 27, of Jackson, was arrested by investigators with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control following an indictment by a Hinds County grand jury on one count…

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