From the ICO: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London-based pharmacy £275,000 for failing to ensure the security of special category data. Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd, which supplies medicines to customers and care homes, left approximately 500,000 documents in unlocked containers at the back of its premises in Edgware. The documents included names, addresses,…
Category: Health Data
Nathan Wyatt, aka “Crafty Cockney” of thedarkoverlord, now on U.S. soil to stand trial in St. Louis
I’ve reported on Nathan Wyatt a number of times, including the extradition request by the U.S., his appeal, and his failure to win his appeal of the extradition order. So we knew this was coming, but let’s start with a recap of the charges he’s facing: One count of conspiracy against the U.S. (18 USC…
CMS Blue Button API Coding Error Potentially Exposes Health Data
Jessica Davis reports: December 18, 2019 – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken its Blue Button 2.0 API offline, as it investigates a coding error that potentially exposed the protected health information of about 10,000 beneficiaries. The BB2.0 platform is used by Medicare beneficiaries to authorize third-party applications to access their Medicare claims data. The system…
Yerington Paiute Tribe hacked in cyber attack
Amy Alonso reports: The Yerington Paiute Tribe has been hit by a Ransomware virus. The tribe was hit by the virus Dec. 10. Negotiations and underway and there is no target date for the release of the tribe’s system, according to Tribal Chairwoman Laurie Thom. All tribal programs, administration and clinic networks are locked out…
Ca: SHA expects all staff will have standardized privacy training by end of March 2021
Thia James reports: The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is working to ensure all staff have standardized privacy training by the end of March 2021, and that more than half have been trained since the process began last fall. The health authority’s privacy protections most recently came under scrutiny in a Dec. 6 report written…
Ca: Hackers crack 15M LifeLabs accounts, obtain lab results and health card numbers
Eric Zimmer reports: Following what it calls “a recent cyber security-attack” involving “unauthorized access” to its computer systems which contained sensitive and personal customer information, LifeLabs has released an open letter to its customers, detailing the incident and outlining steps it said it has taken to prevent these types of situations in the future. The…