AP reports: Federal authorities have charged 104 people with numerous identity theft and fraud offenses in the latest South Florida crackdown on a rampant problem involving tens of thousands of stolen personal identities. […] In one of the largest cases, an employee at Miami’s Jackson Health System is accused of stealing identities from 24,000 people…
Category: Health Data
Doctor email breached patient privacy: Eastern Health says 122 patients involved
CBC News reports: Eastern Health and Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine are advising of a privacy breach Monday after a doctor emailed researchers “tuberculosis-related health information” involving 122 patients. According to the health authority, the physician — who was not named — shared the information with other researchers as a part of a grant application for…
Doxxing Raises the Stakes of Ransomware for Healthcare Providers
Jack Danahy of Barkly writes, in part: In a very short time, ransomware has grown from a known but infrequent cyber attack to a profitable and widespread epidemic. Attacks are increasing in frequency and severity. On average, a new business is attacked every 40 seconds, and a disproportionately high number of victims are healthcare providers….
NY: Three Individuals Plead Guilty in $55 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme at Two Brooklyn Medical Clinics
As I’ve occasionally noted in the past in discussing statistics on medical identity theft, sometimes patients knowingly participate in the crime, usually by lending friends or family members their health insurance information so that others can seek care. Despite the government or other researchers’ justifications, I have argued that we shouldn’t consider such instances cases…
MultiCare breach allows access to personal records for 1,200 patients
KING5 News reports: A data breach in November 2016 at MultiCare Health System allowed access to 1,200 patients’ personal records, the non-profit reported Thursday. At this time, Multicare does not believe any patient information was accessed or misused, but patients who were potentially affected will receive a letter from MultiCare by Feb. 6. […] An…
In: Laptop stolen from Government Medical College and Hospital premises
Mohammed Akhef reports: AURANGABAD: A laptop worth Rs 15,000 was stolen from a doctor’s office in the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Tuesday. The medical officer, Dr Abhijeet Bandgar (31) a resident of GMCH quarters lodged a complaint with the Begumpura police station stating that he left…