I’ve mentioned this case before on this blog, but now new details have emerged in this case. Tim McGlone reports: A psychiatrist faces trial in federal court on charges of illegally disclosing medical information of a Virginia state trooper who had been in his care after being held hostage and raped over three nights. Prosecutors…
Category: Health Data
A rash of x-ray thefts highlights an often overlooked risk
I’ve occasionally reported news stories concerning the theft of x-ray films containing personally identifiable information. Here’s another example from HHS’s latest update to the breach tool: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Pennsylvania notified 3,150 patients after x-ray films were stolen on September 6. The hospital posted a notice linked from its home page. A search of…
What could be worse than 4.9 million? How about 5.1 million?
The HHS breach tool has been updated and I noticed that the SAIC/TRICARE breach entry has been added. I also noticed that although media reports had the breach as affecting 4.9 million, the actual number appears to be 5,117,799. A lawsuit has been filed against the Department of Defense after backup tapes were stolen from…
IL: 4,200 Medical Records Stored Inside Slowed Fire Cleanup
After 10 years or so of covering breaches and data loss, it takes a bit to shock me, but this news story by John H. Croessman had my eyebrows involuntarily elevating: When members of the Pinckneyville City Council hammered physician Tim Mathis on television interviews recently about why it has taken so long to clean…
2,500 Avia Dental Plan members notified of security breach
From the this-doesn’t-sound-good dept.: Avia Dental Plan was notified by the U.S. Secret Service that it was investigating the theft of password information that permitted access to Avia Dental Plan members’ personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and credit card information. In some cases, members’ dependents’ information…
2,500 Avia Dental Plan members notified of security breach
From the this-doesn’t-sound-good dept.: Avia Dental Plan was notified by the U.S. Secret Service that it was investigating the theft of password information that permitted access to Avia Dental Plan members’ personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and credit card information. In some cases, members’ dependents’…