Ashley Belanger reports: A Dallas County Sheriff’s Department deputy, Francisco Castillo, was briefly suspended after livestreaming a traffic stop, allegedly just to gain TikTok clout, in 2021. Now, the Texas motorist that he pulled over, Torry Osby, is suing, saying that the deputy exposed Osby to risks of identity theft and break-ins at his home by…
Category: Exposure
UNC data leak exposes more than 1,000 Social Security numbers
WRAL reports: A data leak at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has exposed more than 1,000 Social Security numbers. The university said human error played a role in tax forms that were sent to the wrong people. The leak happened in late January. It included names, addresses, Social Security numbers and tax…
The Chautauqua Center notifies patients of breach; changes EMR provider
The Chautauqua Center (TCC) in New York has disclosed a HIPAA breach by a business associate. The business associate’s error resulted in the protected health information of 747 physical and occupational therapy patients being made accessible to other covered entities. According to their notification letter to those affected, the breach occurred on December 22nd at…
Sentara Health notifying 741 patients after mistake by Coronis Health employee
In a refreshingly straightforward breach disclosure, Sentara Health in Virginia reports that on December 19, an anonymous individual called their Compliance Hotline to alert them that while searching for something online, the called had stumbled across an exposed file with patients’ Medicare billing information. Sentara quickly verified the caller’s report and determined that the file…
Piles of confidential ANZ bank documents found ‘floating down the street’ after they were carelessly dumped in a skip bin on a busy street
Brett Lackey reports: Piles of confidential documents containing the personal details of ANZ customers have been found thrown in a skip bin on a busy street by someone walking by. Scott Collins, 26, was walking near Armadale Central Shopping Centre, in Perth’s south-east, when he noticed the papers overflowing from the bins which were being used…
UK: Data Leak Hits Thousands of NHS Workers
Phil Muncaster reports: An estimated 14,000 employees at a Liverpool NHS hospital trust have been informed that their data was leaked via email due to human error, according to reports. A file containing sensitive payroll information was sent to hundreds of NHS managers and 24 external accounts, according to an apology letter to victims from…