Baptist Health has a long-standing commitment to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of patient information entrusted to us. We deeply regret that, despite our efforts and commitment to protecting patient privacy, we experienced a security breach at West Kendall Baptist Hospital that included some of our patients’ information. On March 9, 2018, we discovered that…
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MD: Bowie Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Identity Theft
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Sampson Sarpong, age 61, of Bowie, Maryland, today on charges related to a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs and aggravated identity theft. The indictment was returned on April 4, 2018, and unsealed today upon the arrest of Sarpong. The indictment was announced by Acting…
NYC: Former Receptionist Who Stole Identities of More Than 650 Dental Patients Sentenced to 2-to-6 Years in Prison
There’s a follow-up on a case first reported in 2015, although we still do not know the name of the victim dental practice: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of ANNIE VUONG, 31, to 2-to-6 years in state prison for stealing personal identifying information from more than 650 patients at…
Integrated Rehab Consultants notifying patients after potential breach first discovered in 2016
From their press release: On December 2, 2016, Integrated Rehab Consultants(“IRC”) was contacted by a healthcare researcher regarding IRC data that was present on a public repository. IRC immediately commenced an investigation and determined that an IRC vendor provided IRC data to another third-party vendor who then inadvertently uploaded the data to a public repository. …
Mistake in Some Google Groups Permissions Left Sensitive Info Accessible to Boston College community
Steven Everett and Connor Murphy report: Until December 2017, Google Groups containing hundreds of University communications and associated documents with restricted, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information had misconfigured permission settings such that anyone who could access the Boston College G Suite—known formally as Google Apps—could view them, a Heights investigation found. The Heights notified the…
Data breach at military resort in Germany leaves soldiers open to identity theft
Martin Egnash reports: The Armed Forces Recreation Center Edelweiss Lodge and Resort is investigating a data breach that left some guests open to identity theft. At least 18 guests — primarily soldiers and retirees — who stayed at the resort between November 2017 and February 2018 reported that their credit cards were misused after their…