The Maryland Attorney General’s Office web site update reveals a number of breaches in the past few months that were never reported in the media. In addition to other news items reported earlier today on this site, here are some more newly revealed breaches: Pension Fund of the U.S.W.U. Local No. 74 reported that in…
Category: Health Data
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: A medical student at Saint Joseph College from Nigeria, was charged June 29 in federal court with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft affecting 80 victims. Cambridge police arrested Wayne Deleveaux for using government accounts from Mount Auburn Hospital to fraudulently buy hundreds of BlackBerry Storms last week. He reportedly had…
NHS puts over 20,000 records at risk
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is issuing further warnings to NHS bodies about the importance of data security, after finding five more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. In one case, a ward hand-over sheet containing notes about patients’ health was left on a bus. The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust reported…
NHS puts over 20,000 records at risk
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is issuing further warnings to NHS bodies about the importance of data security, after finding five more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. In one case, a ward hand-over sheet containing notes about patients’ health was left on a bus. The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust reported…
CVS, Walgreens settle with Indiana AG
Settlements have been reached between the Indiana Attorney General’s office and two pharmacy chains – CVS and Walgreens – to resolve data-breach complaints that customers’ medical information was improperly discarded in trash bins outside pharmacy stores. The agreement comes as the Attorney General begins a new concerted effort geared to address the growing problem of…
California dreaming
Just a pointer: Over on PogoWasRight.org, I’ve posted a commentary on what new breach data out of California’s health care sector might predict for when the HITECH Act goes into effect nationally.