John George reports: Independence Blue Cross and its subsidiaries AmeriHealth HMO and AmeriHealth Insurance Co. of New Jersey have alerted certain members of a recent incident involving a potential privacy issue related to protected health information. […] “We quickly launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of this incident, working with a leading…
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Brooklyn emergency room worker allegedly stole, then sold patients’ private information
Rich Shapiro and John Annese report: An emergency room worker at Kings County Hospital stole the private information of nearly 100 patients and sold it through an encrypted app on his cell phone, the Daily News has learned. Orlando Jemmott, 52, who worked at the city-run Brooklyn hospital for more than a decade, also fed…
Healthcare in the Cross Hairs: Insider Threat
Craig A. Newman writes: The healthcare industry has been in the sights of hackers for some time. But a recent survey found that the biggest threat in the sector comes from within. Verizon has just released its Protected Health Information Data Breach Report and found that 58% of the data security incidents in the industry…
Ca: Health care worker wins lawsuit for being wrongfully accused of accessing patient records
Lisa Joy reports: An east-central Alberta woman feels vindicated after winning a wrongful termination case against a medical centre society where she worked as a receptionist. The woman claimed she was terminated without just cause and publicly humiliated. Red Deer Judge Andreassen agreed and awarded her $25,600 in compensation. The Consort and District Medical Centre…
AU: Westpac employee gave customer passwords to mortgage broker in serious data breach
Paul Farrell reports: A Westpac manager handed over the banking passwords of 80 customer accounts to a mortgage broker, giving them direct access to personal bank accounts in a serious breach of customer privacy. It is one of a catalogue of 32 breaches Australia’s four largest banks disclosed to the Office of the Australian Information…
UK: Daniel Storr allegedly promised colleague commission for every sale from stolen data
The Daily Echo reports: A healthcare insurance salesman bribed his former colleague to steal the personal details of almost 50 customers, a court has heard. Daniel Storr, 32, promised Aden Embling a cut of his commission for every sale he made from the stolen data, which included names, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers,…