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Suicidal woman who stuck pencils in her eyes settles part of Internet photo suit

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dissent

Debbie L. Sklar reports an update to a breach lawsuit reported previously on this site: A hospital patient who stuck pencils in her eyes in a suicide attempt, then found out that a photo of her self-mutilation turned up on the Internet three years later, has agreed to settle the part of her lawsuit against Los…

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NCH Healthcare employee data potentially compromised (UPDATED)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dissent

ABC7 has confirmed that data on two of NCH Healthcare System‘s computers may have been breached at the Cerner Data Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The information contained on the computer servers includes a medical staff credentialing database and employee information – no patient data was compromised. Read more on ABC7. NCH operates two hospitals: NCH Baker Hospital…

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UK: Lincolnshire council shuts down all IT after malware attack (UPDATE1)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dissent

Update: The Independent is reporting that there’s been a £1 million ransom demand attached to this incident. Five days later, the council’s database is still down, it seems.  Alexander J. Martin reports: A 0-day security breach at Lincolnshire County Council has exposed locals’ medical records, addresses, and bank details, claimed an anonymous tipster, though the council denies…

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Winnipeg patient health information stolen from nurse’s vehicle

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Dissent

CBC News reports: A bag that contained personal health information of Winnipeg patients was stolen from an on-duty nurse’s parked vehicle on Jan. 14, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said Tuesday. The nurse was working for the WRHA’s Community Intravenous Program. Data stolen from the vehicle included personal health information of as many as 67 patients, the WRHA said…

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OH: Community Mercy Health Partners notifies patients after vendor improperly discarded patient records (UPDATED)

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Dissent

There’s an update to the update below. The incident was reported to HHS as impacting Community 113,528 patients’ records. Original post: There’s an update to a breach reported previously on this site. From a statement on their site: Community Mercy Health Partners (CMHP) and its hospitals, Springfield Regional Medical Center and Mercy Memorial Hospital, are committed…

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Centene discloses missing hard drives contain personal information of 950,000 people

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Dissent

Health insurer Centene Corp. “takes the privacy and security of our members’ information seriously,” said Michael F. Neidorff, chairman, CEO of Centene, announcing that six missing hard drives contain the name, address, date of birth, social security number, member ID number, and health information of 950,000 members. And oh yes, they’re disclosing the breach out of…

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