UPMC is only one of “numerous” clients of NC-based Medical Management LLC that have reportedly been notified of data theft by a rogue employee. We’ll have to wait to learn who the other entities are. The following is a press release issued today by UPMC: Because of a data theft at an outside medical billing company,…
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CA: Dixon High School student arrested in electronic grade-changing scandal
Richard Bammer reports: An 18-year-old Dixon High School student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of altering a computer data system, a felony, in connection with more than 200 grade changes for more than 30 students at the school. Senior Juan Ambriz was taken into custody at the 555 College Way campus by Dixon police after Dixon…
Ca: Four hospital clerks caught snooping in patient files
Theresa Boyle reports: An Orillia hospital has caught four clerical employees peering into patient files. Some 52 patients of Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital had their personal health information breached over the last five years, hospital spokesperson Terry Dyni confirmed Monday. In the worst case, a clerk looked at 43 patient records. Read more on OurWindsor.ca.
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Prison Term For White Plains Bank Teller Who Stole Customer Data In Identity Theft Ring
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced sentencing of Nadia Figueroa, 24, of the Bronx, to two to six years in state prison. Figueroa pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing customer data while employed as a bank teller at a JP Morgan Chase in White Plains, as part of a brazen identity-theft ring. The…
Judge Disagrees With Employee Firing Over HIPAA Violation
Elizabeth Snell reports: A Montana judge recently ruled that a healthcare employee’s HIPAA violation did not preclude her from protection under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The employee had accessed personal information on coworkers for her union-organizing campaign, according to the judge’s decision. Her employer then terminated her, citing a HIPAA violation. However, the judge…
IRS investigator from Alabama charged with fraud, identity theft in agency’s latest scandal
Elizabeth Beshears reports: An IRS agent from Alabama and his accomplice have been indicted for fraud and identity theft, resulting in thirty charges between the two men for conspiring to file fake tax returns. The indictments are the latest in a string of scandals to rock the agency responsible for collecting federal taxes and enforcing…