Martyn Halle and Nicola Fifield report: The confidential patient data of 31 new mums at a scandal-hit NHS hospital was posted on Facebook by a medic. Sensitive details were revealed by Italian researcher Luigi Carbone, who was working on a study to improve detection of pregnancies with a high risk of pre-eclampsia. Mr Carbone uploaded a photo of his laptop…
Category: Health Data
Veterans Administration responds to Freedom of Information request; releases breach reports
So what did we miss because the Veterans Administration stopped posting their monthly breach reports to Congress on their web site? DataBreaches.net filed a Freedom of Information request on June 7, and the VA has responded by providing all of the requested monthly reports for the period May, 2016 – June 7, 2017. As an…
Atlanta neurological clinic notifies patients of ransomware attack AND an older hack
In the process of investigating a ransomware incident, Peachtree Neurological Clinic discovered an earlier hack going back to February 2016. They posted the following notice on their web site: Peachtree Neurological Clinic, P.C. (“PNC”) of Atlanta, Georgia has advised its patients of a privacy event that may have compromised certain personal information. The events are…
Detroit Medical Center reports data breach affecting 1,500
The Detroit Medical Center announced a data breach of health information that involves about 1,500 patients seen at one of its facilities in 2015 and 2016. The health system announced today that a staffing agency contracted by the DMC notified hospital officials that one of the agency’s employees provided the information to unauthorized people who weren’t…
Sydney surgeon reprimanded for privacy breach
The Cape Breton Post reports: The Nova Scotia College of Physicians and Surgeons has reprimanded a former Cape Breton vascular surgeon for failing to properly dispose of confidential medical records as he closed his practice in Sydney. Dr. Ronen Jhirad consented to the reprimand and will contribute toward the cost of the college’s investigation. The…
Bupa IPMI notifies customers of insider breach; former employee claimed to have 1million records for sale on dark web
Over on Hot for Security, Graham Cluley beat me to the punch on reporting an insider breach involving Bupa. You can begin by watching Bupa’s public notice, and then read Graham’s report for some more information. Of note, he reports: In all, around 108,000 international health insurance policies are said to be affected. An email…