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UK: Man finds sensitive patient data outside Caithness General
The Northern Times reports: A man who was passing by Caithness General Hospital in Wick claims to have found a document containing “highly sensitive medical information” about patients. The member of the public, who wishes to remain anonymous, said he found the folded A4-size piece of paper lying on the road near the gate lodge…
Jefferson Parish Schools data breach exposes 86 students’ information
Faimon Roberts reports: A data breach that exposed 86 Jefferson Parish public school students’ confidential student portal log information to more than 40,000 families was caused by a problem with a vendor, a school system spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday. […] When system officials began to receive calls about the problem, they contacted EdGear, the vendor that…
Woman’s shock after getting two medical files with other people’s STD results and mental health diagnosis
Ciara Phelan reports: A woman told of her shock after receiving two different medical files containing separate patients’ STI results and a mental health diagnosis. Rachel Healy, 38, from Co Cork, said she received a medical file via email on August 5 from Union Quay Medical Centre in Co Cork which was not hers. The file contained the…
NSW Police Leak Private Information of Complainants
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia writes: The NSW Police have leaked the emails of over 150 complainants who contacted them in order to raise concerns regarding officer’s use of force following the Sydney Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday, 6 June. […] It contained the original letter, with an additional page which contained text beginning “Please…
Report: “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking:” GitHub Leaks of Protected Health Information
The message request showed up in my Twitter notifications: Hi There! 🙂 I see you have some experience in getting the right amount of attention for medicaid related data leaks. I have found admin credentials to some super sensitive medical billing processing system and get nothing but silence on all available contact channels and no…