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Class action suit brought against Excellus over hack

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Dissent

It may be the first, but I doubt it will be the last lawsuit filed.  There’s nothing dramatically different about the complaint compared to other lawsuits in that there are no claims of concrete harms like fraudulent accounts, etc. The main claim is that the plaintiffs have spent time and money protecting themselves. The lawsuit includes…

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Advocate Health class action lawsuit trimmed

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Dissent

Linn Foster Freedman writes: Last week, an Illinois judge dismissed with prejudice five of the six claims levied against Advocate Health Care in a consolidated case of ten cases filed against it following the data breach it experienced in July of 2013 when four unencrypted laptops were stolen from its administrative office, exposing the data…

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SC: Drug tester, pharmacist deny wrongdoing in alleged prescription records breach

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Dissent

Glenn Smith reports: A Charleston drug screener and a Hollywood pharmacist pleaded not guilty Friday to conspiring to harvest confidential patient prescription records from a state database so attorneys could use them in Family Court cases. The indictments against drug tester Robert Bennett [of Medical-Legal Services in West Ashley] and pharmacist Timothy Keisler [of Preferred…

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UK: Kettering General Hospital ‘investigating’ email data breach

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Dissent

Doug Drinkwater reports: Kettering General Hospital‘s IT security has been breached by a well-known Russian hacking group, which has started using the hospital’s email server to send spam emails advertising illegal goods on the dark web according to penetration tester and social engineering expert Richard De Vere, principal consultant for the AntiSocial Engineer Ltd, SCMagazineUK.com can exclusively reveal…

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AU: Compromised medical files used in Medicare scam

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Dissent

Megan Drapalski reports: A number of Macarthur region residents are victims of a Medicare scam that has resulted in suspected identity and monetary theft. Five medical facilities in Mt Annan, Holsworthy, Campbelltown, Eagle Vale and Harrington Park have had their medical records compromised. Campbelltown Local Area Command crime manager Det-Insp Greg Inger said police searched a…

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Veterans Administration reports fewer HIPAA breaches in August

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Dissent

Wow. The August, 2015 report by the Veterans Administration to Congress is probably the best I’ve ever seen from them. Although they reported some incidents involving accidental disclosure from mis-mailings, etc., I don’t see even one incident affecting multiple individuals.  Well done, VA!

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