One of the things that happens with a blog like this one or DataBreaches.net is that an organization discovers that I’m covering their incident and starts checking my blogs to see what I’m writing. At the same time, I’m checking other sites to see what they’re saying. This week, I’m obviously focused on the ADPI…
Category: Health Data
FL: Volunteer at Jackson North used smartphone to steal data
Jackson North Medical Center in North Miami Beach is part of the Jackson Health System. It appears they, too, have suffered an insider breach for tax refund fraud purposes. John Dorschner reports that a volunteer at the medical center used a smart phone to take pictures of patient records: The volunteer’s misdeeds unraveled in a…
How many were affected by ADPI-Intermedix breach: help track this breach
As I had done with the Epsilon breach on DataBreaches.net, I’ve decided to devote a blog post to tracking organizations affected by the Advanced Data Processing (ADPI) breach. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that there were “27 agencies in 17 states whose patients may have had personal information stolen.” As you’ll see below, that does…
GA: Grady Health Systems notifies 900 patients potentially affected by ADPI-Intermedix breach
I was just reading that 900 patients who were treated at Grady Health Systems’ emergency care facilities may have had their data stolen by a former hospital contract worker. I thought it was yet another breach, but the Associated Press reports that the contractor worked for Advanced Data Processing Inc. Yes… the same company that I reported…
Fairfax County police find ATM skimmers at hospitals
Peter Hermann reports: Fairfax County police are investigating skimmers that were found attached to two automated teller machines at Fairfax hospitals. The devices, discovered this week, are designed to copy personal bank card information and pass codes for thieves…. The devices were found Tuesday at an ATM near the lobby gift shop of the Inova…
Feds: Stolen patient info from Florida Hospital Tampa used for tax fraud
Yet another breach at a Florida hospital – this time at Florida Hospital Tampa. And yes, there was inside involvement, and yes, the stolen data were used for a tax refund fraud scheme. Lauren Mayk reports: Federal agents on Thursday arrested three people – Riverview resident Carlista Hawls, Riverview resident Tanya Cullens and a San…