Paighten Harkins reports: Someone stole a laptop computer and a hard drive from the John A. Moran Eye Center, compromising the medical records of more than 600 of its patients. The theft occurred April 3, when someone took the laptop from locked storage at the center, 65 Mario Capecci Drive, according to a news release….
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CBC warns past, current staff personal data may be at risk after break-in, theft of computer
CBC News reports on a CBC breach: The CBC is warning more than 20,000 of its past, present and contract employees that their personal and financial information may be at risk after a break-in and the theft of computer equipment. “An intruder recently broke into a secure area of CBC/Radio-Canada, stealing a piece of computer…
OR: LaPorte & Associates notifies clients of laptop theft
From their press release: LaPorte & Associates, Inc. (“LaPorte”) today announced an incident involving potential unauthorized access to a laptop containing certain personal information. LaPorte is an insurance agency that provides, among other things, insurance procurement, consultation, and support services for its clients. The data potentially subject to unauthorized access varies, but includes some combination…
NY: 50 case files from Dept. of Social Services may have been exposed to data breach
Danny Spewak reports: Fifty case files with sensitive information about Erie County constituents were potentially exposed to the public during two separate instances in 2017, according to a letter sent this week from the Department of Social Services to the county legislature. […] A total of 37 Adult Protective Services case files were found in…
Eye Care Surgery Center notifies 2,553 patients of laptop theft
The following substitute notice was posted on the center’s site. The incident has also been posted to HHS’s public breach tool, where it is currently listed twice – once under this name and once as Tiger Vision, LLC. In reading their notice, below, note that they do not tell us when the laptop was stolen…
A Notice Regarding a Recent Data Security Incident Affecting Boise State University students
For those keeping track: we had this incident filed solely under Fresno State, but had counted it in those incidents involving health/medical info. The incident had been included in our March 2018 analyses. — DataBreaches.net Boise State University received notice recently from Fresno State University that a theft on their campus may have potentially involved…