Connor Sheets reports: A data breach may have resulted in the exposure of the personal and protected health information of patients of a medical lab chain with multiple Alabama locations. American Esoteric Laboratories announced Friday that it had become aware of a “data security incident” that could impact patients’ data security. An AEL employees’ company-issued laptop was…
Category: Health Data
UK: Former hospital worker prosecuted for inappropriately accessing patient records
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: A former employee of a Milton Keynes hospital trust has been prosecuted for accessing patient records without authorisation. Michelle Harrison, of Milton Keynes, inappropriately accessed the records of 12 patients outside of her role as receptionist/general assistant in the Orthotics Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust between March…
Former gynecologist set to stand trial for patient privacy violations, lying to federal agents
Stephanie Barry reports on a case that I don’t recall ever hearing about before: Jury selection will begin this morning in the trial of Rita Luthra, a former gynecologist accused of violating patient confidentiality laws, witness tampering and lying to federal investigators. The case against Luthra, of Longmeadow, is a significantly watered-down version of the…
Transcription Service Leaked Medical Records
Brian Krebs reports: MEDantex, a Kansas-based company that provides medical transcription services for hospitals, clinics and private physicians, took down its customer Web portal last week after being notified by KrebsOnSecurity that it was leaking sensitive patient medical records — apparently for thousands of physicians. On Friday, KrebsOnSecurity learned that the portion of MEDantex’s site…
New Orangeworm attack group targets the healthcare sector in the U.S., Europe, and Asia – Symantec
There’s a new report out from Symantec that is somewhat worrying. Symantec has identified a previously unknown group called Orangeworm that has been observed installing a custom backdoor called Trojan.Kwampirs within large international corporations that operate within the healthcare sector in the United States, Europe, and Asia. First identified in January 2015, Orangeworm has also…
Australia, your privacy has been breached — we reveal the biggest health data leaks
Sue Dunleavy reports: The sensitive health data of Australians is subject to a data breach every two days and the organisations and governments that fail to protect it are facing no financial penalties. As outrage builds over Facebook’s failure to protect privacy, a News Corp investigation has uncovered health data that shows if Australians have…