More on a situation I noted yesterday. This approach to using/monetizing vulnerability discoveries is downright scary…. but will it work to improve security? Here’s one of your must-reads for today. Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley report: When a team of hackers discovered that St. Jude Medical Inc.’s pacemakers and defibrillators had security vulnerabilities that could put…
Category: Health Data
NYC students’ personal info left on street in careless breach
For your “Why is this still happening in 2016?” file: Just one day after New York State Education Department announced it has appointed its first Chief Privacy Officer, WABC reports: In a shocking breach of confidential information, names, addresses, even social security numbers for students and parents were found outside a Bronx school. Eyewitness News has learned…
Tennessee dentist notifies patients of possible data theft by employee
As seen on the web site of Dr. Richard Boehm: As required by law, this notice is to inform our patients that some of your confidential personal information may have been compromised. It has come to our attention that an employee may have printed documents containing some of our patients’ personal information from our computer…
NJ: Monmouth County Man Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Health Insurance Claims in the Name of the Doctor He Worked For, Then Stealing the Insurance Checks When the Claims Were Paid
Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that a Monmouth County man was charged today with submitting fraudulent health insurance claims in the name of the ophthalmologist he worked for, then stealing the insurance checks when they came into the doctor’s office. Austin B. Mongiello, 27, of…
UK: Northern Irish nursing home fined by Information Commissioner’s Office
A nursing home in County Antrim has been fined £15,000 for breaking the law by not looking after the sensitive personal details in its care. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found widespread systemic failings in data protection at Whitehead Nursing Home at the time of a data breach. The breach came when a member of…
IN: Orleans Medical Clinic Patient Information Breach
Orleans Medical Clinic Patient Information Breach Orleans Medical Clinic was recently the victim of a hacking incident that resulted in inappropriate access to certain information about the Clinic’s patients. On or about April 17, 2016, we became aware of suspicious activity involving one of our computer servers. We initiated an investigation and learned that our…