Sometimes it pays to keep Googling or re-checking with different search strings. Today, I managed to locate the text of what appears to be the The Lanap and Implant Center’s substitute (media) notice on the breach I’ve previously discussed here and here. First, the text of the notice: Public Notice or Legal Notice #: 4095248…
Category: Health Data
Thousands of Pennsylvania dental patients may be at lifetime risk of ID theft after patient database is uploaded to torrent sites
Dave Bohman of WNEP recently reported on a breach involving Lanap & Dental Implants of Pennsylvania. The breach involved someone uploading a copy of the dental group’s practice management software (Dentrix) to a torrent site. The upload didn’t just contain the software, however. It also contained unencrypted patient record databases. As a result, over 11,000 patients – mostly…
New Medical Identity System Alerts Consumers to Fraud and Theft
There’s a new commercially developed product that may help consumers detect medical ID theft or fraudulent use of their information promptly so it can be addressed. Given how research has shown that most people do not check their Explanation of Benefits statements and don’t report discrepancies or anomalies when they do find them, this has…
Police solve riddle of who stole files that blew up A-Rod’s career
A DNA match has unraveled the mystery of the stolen steroid files that Major League Baseball used to torpedo the career of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Baseball investigators purchased the stolen files from Gary Jones, a convicted bank robber, for $25,000 last March, in a secret meeting in South Florida that Jones…
CA: Cottage Health System Notifies Patients of Data Security Incident (update)
Cottage Health System has learned that a recent security incident may have resulted in the disclosure of protected health information for certain patients treated at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital between Sept. 29, 2009, and Dec. 2, 2013. On Dec. 2, Cottage discovered that a third-party…
UK: Islington Town Hall data breach victims set to receive compensation payouts of up to £5k
Andrew Johnson reports: The [Islington] Town Hall has agreed to pay compensation totalling £43,000 to 14 residents whose personal details, including mental health problems and sexual orientation, were leaked in two disastrous data breaches last year. A full written apology will also be sent to the claimants, who have been awarded between £1,000 and £5,000…