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NHS puts over 20,000 records at risk

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Dissent

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is issuing further warnings to NHS bodies about the importance of data security, after finding five more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. In one case, a ward hand-over sheet containing notes about patients’ health was left on a bus. The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust reported…

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ID theft attributed to online public records

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Dissent

Some Pottawatomie County residents claim they are the victims of identity theft, and they believe it is the result of their Social Security numbers being visible online. […] At issue are mortgage and lease documents posted to a publicly accessible Web site. The documents were posted with social security numbers in view. Pottawatomie County clerk…

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Missing sheriff’s laptop held SSN (updated)

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Dissent

Not much meat to the report, but WKRC, Local12.com in Ohio, is reporting that: A laptop missing from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department is putting some people in jeopardy of identity theft. A letter was sent out to those affected. The sheriff’s department says the computer contained personal information, including social security numbers. There doesn’t…

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Pixily user e-mail addresses released

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Dissent

The private e-mail addresses of several hundred customers of Waltham, MA-based Pixily were accidentally shared with other customers Saturday in the aftermath of an Internet routing snafu that left many users unable to reach the document-scanning service for several hours. The breach, in which names intended for the “bcc” line of a customer service e-mail…

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CVS, Walgreens settle with Indiana AG

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Dissent

Settlements have been reached between the Indiana Attorney General’s office and two pharmacy chains – CVS and Walgreens – to resolve data-breach complaints that customers’ medical information was improperly discarded in trash bins outside pharmacy stores. The agreement comes as the Attorney General begins a new concerted effort geared to address the growing problem of…

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Medical records found in Salt Lake dumpster

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Dissent

KUTV reports that about 20 boxes of medical records were found in a dumpster. The files contained names, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, canceled checks, routing numbers, and medical information. KUTV reports: At least some of the records appeared to come from Mountain Medical Center, a chiropractic office that had been in the Murray…

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