Blake Hanson reports on an incident that was seemingly reported to federal regulators and patients last year, but flew under the media radar for the most part until criminal charges were revealed this week: Federal prosecutors have charged a Charlotte medical practice employee over accusations she sold patient’s private information to an identity thief. Keniona…
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UK: GP staff member fined for looking at confidential records
Carl Difford reports: An administrator who worked in a GP’s surgery has been fined after she illegally accessed the confidential medical records of one patient 51 times. Sally Anne Day, 41, of Abergavenny, logged on to a second patient’s records eight times, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which prosecuted the case said. Day, who worked…
Cn: China cracks down on selling personal info
Global Times reports: The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China announced several typical cases of infringement of personal information. One of the cases involved several national staff members who take advantage of their positions to illegally obtain – and sell – citizens’ personal information. Between 2014 and 2016, an employee surnamed Han from the Shanghai Municipal…
Former Government Contractor Pleads Guilty To ID Theft Scheme
A former government contractor pleaded guilty Friday to stealing the identities of numerous co-workers to make purchases at online retailers such as Amazon, Express, and Victoria’s Secret. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Lakeisha Bradshaw, 28, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was a government contractor employed by Veteran Solutions, Inc., and was…
Couple sues Virginia Mason Medical Center for 2nd time after winning $8.5M verdict
Alyssa Rege reports: A Washington couple filed a second lawsuit against Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center, alleging the institution failed to provide information about multiple privacy breaches involving their medical and financial records, according to K-5 News. Matthew and Sarah Hipps, MD, previously sued VMMC in 2013. Read more on Becker’s Hospital Review.
NL: Cop claims entrapment in police data leak arrest
Janene Pieters reports: The trial against former police officer Mark M., suspected of selling police information to criminals, was delayed until at least December so that other witnesses can be questioned. In court on Tuesday M. said that he searched the police database as a “hobby”, though refused to explain how the data he searched…