Fondren Orthopedic Group in Texas is notifying patients of Dr. K. Matthew Warnock of a malware incident on November 21, 2019. The attack corrupted and permanently damaged some patients’ records, but there was no evidence that other any records were accessed and copied or exfiltrated. According to their notice to HHS, they are notifying 30,049…
Category: Health Data
FL: Clinic worker pleads guilty to identity theft
Austin L. Miller reports: A 49-year-old Leesburg woman pleaded guilty in the federal courthouse in Ocala Thursday to charges of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud. Stacey Lavette Hendricks faces up to 20 years behind bars on the wire fraud charge, followed by a mandatory two-year term for identity theft, according to federal authorities. Read…
CO: Wheat Ridge clinic reports potential breach of 1,300 patients’ information following burglary
Eric Ruble reports: A local mental health clinic says 1,319 patients’ information was possibly accessed during a burglary in November 2019. On Thursday, the Jefferson Center for Mental Health said its Independence Corner location at 9595 W. 49th Ave. in Wheat Ridge was burglarized on Nov. 29. Read more on KDVR.
Lawrenceville Internal Medicine Associates notifies patients of email gaffe that exposed patient email addresses
Sometimes, reports submitted to HHS do not show up on their breach tool for a few weeks. A breach report submitted January 2 by Lawrenceville Internal Medicine Associates of NJ caught my eye today. The incident, coded as unauthorized access/disclosure of protected health information in email, reportedly impacted 8,031 patients. The following is a notice…
Ca: Former Covenant Health employee fined for privacy breaches after accessing health records of 16 people
Anna Junker reports: A former employee for Covenant Health has been fined after pleading guilty to knowingly accessing health information contrary to the Health Information Act. On Jan. 20, Amanda Vandenberg admitted to illegally accessing health records of 16 people on 465 occasions that occurred at the Misericordia Community Hospital where she was employed as…
Access Health CT notifying 1,100 consumers of data breach
Access Health CT is notifying 1,100 consumers about a data breach. Their notice, reproduced below from their website, does not explain how the breach happened or what it involves. It sounds like they want consumers to take action to sign up for free services, but it would be helpful to know *why* consumers should be…