HIPAA Journal reports: Nonprofit biomedical research company Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI) has announced two HIPAA breaches in the space of a month: One involving the improper disposal of records, the other an alleged theft of patient data by a former employee. The insider breach reportedly impacted 4,300 patients. Read more on HIPAA Journal. The…
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AU: SpinTel breaches privacy of 400 customers
Corinne Reichert reports: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has directed telecommunications provider SpinTel to comply with the IPND Industry Code after breaching the privacy of more than 400 customers. SpinTel, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that resells Optus’ 4G and 3G networks for mobile services, and provides home phone and broadband connectivity…
Maryland admits to exposing personal information of hundreds
WUSA reports: Maryland’s Department of Information Technology is admitting to exposing the “Personally Identifiable Information” of hundreds of people and companies that do business with the state by accidentally publishing a list of them on a public website. Data exposed included Social Security and Tax ID numbers. Read more on WUSA.
ZA: Crystal Web suffers ADSL security breach
MyBroadband reports: Crystal Web suffered a security breach recently, after DSL subscribers’ username and password information was exposed via an online customer portal. Crystal Web CEO Shaun Kaplan said the “old DSL username and password list” was intended for admins and developers to test portal connectivity with. “This list did not contain any identifiable information of…
U.S. Senators calls for federal investigation after News 3 stories on Veterans Administration breach
Adam Schrager has more on how News 3’s investigative reporting has resulted in a response from U.S. Senators: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is calling for a federal investigation into how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs handles the personally identifiable information of America’s veterans. This comes after a News 3 investigation into an instance in April…
AU: Essendon privacy lapse as personal contact information of prominent members is sent via email
Grant Baker reports: The personal contact information of Essendon’s most prominent and powerful supporters has been mistakenly emailed to more than 380 members of the club’s past players and officials association. The privacy lapse occurred when data related to coteries including the Essendon Women’s Network, Essendonians, Collins Street Dons, Red & Blacks, Lawdons and the Dick…