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More details emerge on Jefferson Medical Associates incidents

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Dissent

So there’s a bit more to the incidents recently disclosed by Jefferson Medical Associates that I had reported here. Now WDAM reports that it was Chris Vickery who had discovered a misconfigured database and had alerted JMA. For their part, JMA is pretty much accusing Vickery of hacking them. Here we go again…. From WDAM’s…

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State hospital patients upset over medical data leak

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Dissent

Gordon Friedman reports: Patients at the Oregon State Hospital‘s maximum security ward report being upset that their private medical information was improperly shared by a hospital psychiatrist. On June 9, a psychiatrist used a cell phone to photograph a patient census sheet and accidentally sent it to six people, said Joni DeTrant, medical records director at OSH. The census…

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Carle health system warns of data breach due to vendor error

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Dissent

The Carle health system in Illinois issued this statement regarding a breach due to an unnamed vendor error: Notice to Our Patients Regarding Server Files Carle is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. This notice is to inform our patients about an incident involving some patients’ information. On June 14, 2016,…

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Nordic Consulting Partners email gaffe exposes PHI

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Dissent

External counsel for Nordic Consulting Partners has notified the NH Attorney General’s Office of a breach: This Firm represents Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc. (“Nordic”) in connection with a situation where an email with the wrong attachment was inadvertently sent out to current and former Nordic employees. The attachment contained the personal information of the recipients…

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FI: Researchers of leaking psychological test results

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Dissent

Helsinki Times reports: The Finnish Defence Forces’ accusations that researchers have leaked the results of psychological tests conducted on hundreds of thousands of conscripts are exceptional, estimates Reijo Aarnio, the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland. […] The scope of the alleged data leak is very unusual, if not outright unprecedented, says Aarnio.“But you’re talking about…

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TX: Thousands of papers containing personal information tossed in city recycling bin

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dissent

Thousands of pages filled with personal information were found in an open top recycling dumpster. The City of Midland says the lids are often left open making it possible for papers to be blown out. They are warning residents to watch what they toss away. […] The company who owned the documents, Tipperary Corporations, is…

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