CJ Lovelace reports: A document alleging sexual harassment by a Washington County commissioner was leaked to the father of a local TV news reporter, leading to a 2017 news report about it, according to a county investigative report released Thursday. The report, which was completed a year ago, says 10 county employees were interviewed about…
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Former Brownsville Fire Chief pleads not guilty to computer security breach
CBS reports: Former Brownsville Fire Chief Carlos Elizondo pleaded not guilty to 11 felony counts of computer security breach on Wednesday. Elizondo is accused of accessing the Brownsville Fire Department’s emergency reporting system without consent on 11 occasions from Oct. 29,2017 to Nov. 23, 2017, according to a superseding grand jury indictment unsealed in June….
NY: GE engineer accused of data theft back in court
Lynzi Deluccia reports: The GE engineer accused of stealing secret information from his work was back in court on Thursday. Official court documents show the Niskayuna man is in charge of other companies in China that use the same turbine technology as GE. A 10-page affidavit reveals Zheng was a master at taking the information,…
Former Sobeys pharmacy manager ‘snooped’ into drug records of 46 people
Jack Julian and Jean Larouche report: Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner is lambasting a Sobeys pharmacist for snooping through the private medical records of 46 people over a two-year period. The College of Pharmacists confirmed the woman at the centre of the investigation was Robyn Keddy, who managed the pharmacy in Greenwood, N.S., a rural community about…
Follow-up: More than 1200 people could receive settlements after Flowers Hospital data breach
WTVY reports that if a federal judge approves a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit, more than 1200 patients of Flowers Hospital in Alabama might receive reimbursement for credit monitoring expenses, payment for up to four hours of lost wages dealing with the breach, and a refund of any interest lost due to tax refund…
Ottawa Hospital fires employee after privacy breach involving 30 patients
Elizabeth Payne reports: A family says they are devastated and are asking for stronger protection measures to be put in place after a breach of patient records at The Ottawa Hospital. The hospital discovered the breach during a routine privacy check earlier this year. Thirty patients have been notified that their health records were improperly…