On November 11, Express Scripts announced that some its clients had received extortion attempts, presumably from the same person or persons who had contacted them with the threat to expose personal information if Express Scripts did not meet their demands. On November 21, Toyota Motor Sales notified the New Hampshire Attorney General that: […] Early…
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Ex-St. John's employee asks for reduced bond
Dirk Vanderhart reports: Less than 24 hours after being charged with a host of felonies, a former St. John’s Health System employee appeared before a Greene County Judge this morning to ask for a bond reduction. Scott A. Johnson, a former fitness trainer at St. John’s Health Tracks facility, was charged Monday with 17 counts…
MN: Identity theft unravels with web of lies
Shawn Hogendorf reports: Police have unraveled a web of lies worthy of being written into a complicated movie plot after a 42-year-old woman from Savage allegedly stole the identities of at least eight people across the country and then used the information to obtain credit cards, make numerous purchases and acquire utility services. Nicole Frances…
UK: Raider steals medical files
Emily Allen reports: The confidential medical records of 8,000 patients have been stolen in a break-in at a Didcot health centre. Details of the burglary, where the medical notes of every person registered at Oak Tree Health Centre, in Ladygrove, were stolen on an encrypted tape, only emerged this week when patients were sent a…
NH agency releases client data
The Associated Press is reporting: The New Hampshire health department mistakenly released 9,300 names and Social Security numbers of Medicare recipients. In letters to clients and service providers obtained by The Associated Press, the department says it is taking steps to make sure no information was used illegally. But the department is urging clients to…