Reilly Mahon reports: Heartland Counseling Services, Inc. said on Thursday that the protected health information of more than 500 contacts was potentially compromised. They said in a statement that a breach happened on May 19 as a result of the use of electronic mail communication made to the contacts of Heartland Counseling Services. The breach…
Category: Health Data
Pharmacists allegedly paid for access to their clients’ files
Vincent Larouche reports (Google translation:) 73 pharmacists affiliated with the Jean Coutu banner are affected by the disciplinary complaint. They work in Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Terrebonne, Drummondville, Thetford Mines, Brossard and elsewhere in Quebec. They are accused of not respecting professional secrecy and of having used confidential information for their own benefit. According to the investigation by…
St Kilda players’ medical files stolen in car smash-and-grab
Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston Private medical information belonging to players at St Kilda Football Club is missing after a bag belonging to the team doctor was stolen from a car parked outside his Kew home last month. Read more on The Age.
Ca: University of Lethbridge reveals details regarding privacy breach at health centre
Quinn Campbell reports on an email gaffe that disclosed student health information: The University of Lethbridge says an Excel document with personal information of 1,225 patients at its health centre was inadvertently shared with a student. The document that was the subject of a privacy breach included names, dates of birth, personal health numbers, genders…
UK: South East Coast Ambulance employee personal and medical details exposed
Charlie Harman reports: The South East Coast Ambulance Service has experienced a massive data breach and has referred itself to a privacy watchdog. In May, the personal and medical details of all ambulance staff could have been seen by employees outside of senior management. Read more on KentOnline
Turkey: KVKK announces data breach suffered by Doctor’s office
From OneTrust DataGuidance: The Turkish data protection authority (‘KVKK’) announced, on 9 July 2020, a data breach suffered by Doctor Atadan Egemen Koyuncu. In particular, the KVKK highlighted that the data controller suffered a cyber attack on 5 July 2020 which affected the patient information system and that the violation was detected on the 6 July 2020. In…