In reading the following statement from the hospital, keep in mind that the hospital’s home page says the incident involves the “possible disclosure” of “a limited number” of patients’ personal information. Their report to HHS of December 30th indicates that 29,156 patients were impacted. That’s some “limited number.” On October 31, 2015, an individual entered a restricted area of St….
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AU: Victoria’s Barwon Health website targeted by pro-Palestinian hackers, medical records ‘not at risk’
Margaret Paul reports that Barwon Health’s site was defaced by pro-Palestinian hackers: In a statement, Barwon Health said patients’ medical records were not at risk, because the site is hosted by an external service, with no access to sensitive information. Read more on ABC (AU). The Geelong Advertiser adds: The Palestinian sympathiser that hacked a…
WI: Mental health patients’ and disability benefits applicants’ info on stolen laptop
Scott Trippe is a licensed psychologist in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, doing business as ST Psychotherapy. He’s also affiliated with Fox River Counseling, also in Oshkosh. On December 23, ST Psychotherapy reported to HHS that a stolen laptop contained information on 509 patients. There is no notice on either of Dr. Trippe’s web sites, but he apparently contacted…
WA: Behavior intervention specialist’s client records exposed in misconfigured database
On her web site, Patricia Mullen describes herself as a “behavior intervention specialist” and a former special education teacher. According to her site, she has worked in many school districts and agencies throughout the state of Washington consulting and training. Patricia is also a national trainer having presented to hundreds of foster parents, teachers, and providers…
IU Health Arnett Hospital notified 30,000 of missing or stolen portable storage device
First the statement from Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital from December 31: IU Health Arnett is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of personal information provided to us. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident involving some of that information. On November 20, 2015, we learned that an unencrypted portable storage device was missing from…
MI: Farmington Hills mother admits stealing private personal records
Kevin Dietz has an update on an identity theft fraud case that I’ve noted previously on this site. Now Markitta Washington has admitted to stealing patient information as part of the tax refund fraud scheme. Washington, who according to court records took a job at two hospitals — the DMC’s Harper Hospital in Detroit and Henry Ford Hospital in…