Here’s today’s reminder of the insider threat. And also the external threat. Consider it a pre-holiday twofer. DataBreaches was contacted yesterday by “0mid16B,” the same individual who was responsible for previously hacking The1 Card, Thailand’s most popular loyalty program. In their latest contact, they claim to have successfully attacked Ardyss[.]com and ArdyssLife[.]com, telling DataBreaches, “In…
Alex Evans reports: Unauthorized access of HIPAA-protected information by county employee, largely flies under the radar. Six-months after the Douglas County Department of Health and Human Services determined an employee had accessed protected personal and health information without authorization, a notice appeared on the county’s website. That notice can be found here. Fox21 reports some…
Toula Mazloum reports: Three former hospital employees have been charged following investigations into unrelated alleged breach of patient privacy incidents that took place over the course of last year in different parts of the province, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The investigations started after police received three complaints in western, eastern and northern…
A motor insurance worker who unlawfully accessed personal information has been handed a suspended prison sentence after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Rizwan Manjra, 44, from Bolton, led a team dealing with accident claims for Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL), based in the Arndale Centre in Manchester city centre. His unlawful conduct was…
Your insider threat reminder comes from Mumbai this morning. Vinay Dalvi reports that Mumbai police filed an FIR against two ex-employees of Baccarose Perfume and Beauty Products Private Limited in Worli for allegedly stealing the firm’s confidential data and sharing it with a rival firm. The news report names those accused and provides some details…
Here’s today’s reminder of the insider threat. It’s a shame they don’t explain how the employee was able to access the patient’s information or why it was accessed. From the U.S.A.O. of the Western District of Michigan: GRAND RAPIDS – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Jessica Nicole Pitcher,…