ABC5 reports: A Hennepin County Medical Center employee who pleaded guilty to fraudulently using patients’ credit cards was sentenced Monday. Thirty-five-year-old Elizabeth Tavarez of Fridley pleaded guilty in September to one count of identity theft. On Monday, she received a stay of imposition and will be on probation for three years. She will also have…
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Chicago Public Schools worker gave student names, addresses to charter for mailers
Lauren FitzPatrick reports: A Chicago Public Schools employee improperly released some student names, home addresses and current schools to the Noble Network of Charter Schools — details that were used in recruitment mailings sent just before CPS’ official student count, district officials have told some parents in a letter. It’s not clear how the information…
Wang Chau consultants got off easy over confidential leak, Hong Kong lawmakers tell officials
Shirley Zhao reports: Lawmakers accused the government of being too lenient in punishing a consultancy firm that leaked confidential internal data to a private developer after barring it from bidding on government projects for only three months. Read more on South China Morning Post.
Ca: 197 patient health records ‘inappropriately accessed’ by provincial employee — for birthday cards
Bryce Hoye reports: A former government employee wasn’t up to anything nefarious when she peeked at the private health records and home addresses of Manitoba patients — she just wanted to know where to send her love and birthday wishes. A spokesperson with Manitoba Health said an internal investigation is underway after 197 patient health records were “inappropriately accessed”…
MLS seeks, finds, plugs data breach
Richard Mize reports: Home security system sales pitches were coming too soon and too accurately, hitting new homeowners and their real estate agents immediately after closing. Realtors smelled a rat. People were getting hit up for ADT Security systems based on private data, clearly. Plus, the ADT Security reseller was making it sound like the…
Broward Health patient data stolen for fraud ring
Dan Christensen reports: For the second time in three years, a data breach at Broward Health has caused the release of personal patient information in what one district executive called “a ring of thugs.” Broward Health disclosed the breach on its website last month, saying it was advised by “law enforcement authorities” on May 12…