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UK public bodies leaked confidential information 150+ times

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Dissent

Jon Martindale writes: … public bodies including the NHS, government departments, police and local councils, have leaked data unsuspectingly over 150 times in the past six years. These statistics were dug up by WhatDoTheyKnow.com, an organisation which helps people make requests of local government and other bodies to find out what information they hold on individuals. Through…

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Schefter says he “could and should have done more” before posting JPP medical records

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dissent

Mike Florio writes that ESPN’s Adam Schefter has commented on the controversy over his tweeting a hospital medical record concerning Jason Pierre-Paul: The four-letter network issued a seven-word statement defending the move on Wednesday night, and Schefter previously said nothing about the situation. He has now addressed the matter with Richard Deitsch of SI.com. “I know news…

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NYS: Audit of Roswell Park Cancer Institute for ePHI security

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Dissent

NYS Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office released an audit of Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s security for ePHI under the requirements of HITECH.  The summary reports: The institute has taken many steps to safeguard its electronic protected health information (ePHI) and meet security requirements. In addition, auditors found the institute has adequate protection policies in place and a plan to make…

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Customers of Anthem say ID theft proliferating

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Dissent

On Thursday, I had this exchange with @dapnwmomster on Twitter: @PogoWasRight Many Anthem customers had their info used by hackers filing false tax returns – the identity protection they provided FAILED. — Wendy G (@dapnwmomster) July 9, 2015 @dapnwmomster I’m not sure how plaintiffs can prove the info used in fraudulent filings was from Anthem given…

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AZ: Court audit shows limited security breach of files

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Dissent

Raquel Hendrickson reports: An independent review of sealed court files in Pinal County turned up a much lower number of incidents of unauthorized access than the Clerk of the Court alleged, but still showed a breach. A review team from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) found 6 percent of 732 criminal cases may…

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What Happened At OPM?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Dissent

Add Adam Shostack’s post to your must-read list. Here’s a snippet: The National Journal published A Timeline of Government Data Breaches: I asked after the root cause, and Rich Bejtlich responded “The root cause is a focus on locking doors and windows while intruders are still in the house” with a pointer to his “Continuous Diagnostic Monitoring Does…

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