KGNS reports: An investigation is underway at a United ISD school after recent allegations were brought to light about students accessing teachers’ computers. The district says that two students from United High School placed a device on several of the educators’ computers. Read more on KGNS.
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PeaceHealth employee accessed patient information
Marissa Harshman reports: Nearly 2,000 patients at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center are being notified that an employee unnecessarily accessed their private health information. The Vancouver medical center discovered on Aug. 9 that the employee accessed electronic files containing protected health information, including patient names, ages, medical record and account numbers, admission and discharge dates, progress…
AU: Somerville House donors warned of data breach
Brisbane Times reports: A prestigious Brisbane private girls’ school will review its security protocols after a data breach involving a former employee. Donors to the Somerville House Foundation, responsible for running the elite South Brisbane school, were warned of the information leak on September 4. Read more on Brisbane Times.
Ca: Employee fired for allegedly ‘snooping’ into patient records
Arthur White-Crummey reports: The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has fired an employee for allegedly “snooping” into the medical records of her own family members. According to a report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the employee improperly accessed the patient information of 14 people, including several family members. The health region detected the breach…
Former Columbia Sportswear Company employee pleads guilty to hacking network
There’s an update to an insider breach noted previously on this site: On Wednesday, August, 30, 2017, Michael Leeper, 41, of Tigard, Oregon, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to intentionally accessing the Columbia Sportswear Company’s network without authorization in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030. From May 2000 to February 2014, Leeper was…
UK: Trust employee prosecuted for snooping on colleagues’ records
A former data co-ordinator employed by The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has been prosecuted at North Staffordshire Magistrates’ Court. Linda Reeves accessed the sensitive medical records of colleagues as well as people she know that lived in her locality, without the consent of the data controller. Ms Reeves pleaded guilty to the…