Bob LaMendola reports: An additional 860,000 Avmed members than originally thought may have had their identity data compromised when thieves stole two company laptops in December, officials said Thursday. The laptops contained social security numbers and other personal information for as many as 1.2 million Floridians with Avmed health insurance, the company and state Attorney…
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860,000 more Avmed members may have had IDs stolen
Bob LaMendola reports: An additional 860,000 Avmed members than originally thought may have had their identity data compromised when thieves stole two company laptops in December, officials said Thursday. The laptops contained social security numbers and other personal information for as many as 1.2 million Floridians with Avmed health insurance, the company and state Attorney…
CT: Aetna Documents Found On Side Of Road
A cabinet full of documents with sensitive information was found sitting on the side of the road. Now, Aetna has some questions to answer. Donna Guiel, of East Hartford, said she made the discovery about a month ago and on Friday, she gave the documents to investigators with Aetna Insurance Co. Channel 3 Eyewitness News…
KY: University of Louisville kidney patient data was available to public
A University of Louisville database of 708 names that included social security numbers and dialysis details was available on the Internet without password protection for nearly 1 ½ years, university officials said Wednesday . The Web site was disabled on May 17 when the university discovered the flaw. University officials said in a statement that…
NY: Medical records found in DMV’s dumpster
Eli George reports: Who dumped medical records, containing confidential patient information, at the DMV? These are some of the most sensitive, intimate personal medical records a person can have. A county worker was tossing garbage into the dumpster at the Auto Bureau in Cheektowaga and spotted boxes of files that just didn’t belong there. Erie…
KY: University of Louisville kidney patient data was available to public
A University of Louisville database of 708 names that included social security numbers and dialysis details was available on the Internet without password protection for nearly 1 ½ years, university officials said Wednesday . The Web site was disabled on May 17 when the university discovered the flaw. University officials said in a statement that…