Sarah Trefethen reports: An IT worker with access to NYPD personnel files released sensitive information of thousands of officers and tried to cash in on his position by selling data on individual members of the Finest, according to prosecutors. Idahosa Ighodaro, 37, an information technology administrator employed by the NYPD, was hit with charges of…
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MD: Complete Wellness notifies 600 patients after employee misconduct results in lost PHI
On January 9, Complete Wellness, a treatment center in Baltimore for those with mental health issues or substance abuse, posted a Warning of Potential Privacy Violation on their web site. The warning described an incident in which an employee – without authorization – copied patient files to a flash drive, and the flash drive was…
Former Eastern Health employee charged in privacy breach
James McLeod reports: A former employee of Eastern Health alleged to have improperly accessed the personal health information of a number of patients has been charged under the province’s Personal Health Information Act. The charges were announced today by Information and Privacy Commissioner Donovan Molloy. The first appearance on the matter is set for Feb….
Senior Canadian military officer removed from post over alleged security leak
Xinhua News reports: Canada’s second-highest-ranked military commander was removed from his post over allegations that technical information related to the country’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding program may have been leaked, local media reported Tuesday. Vice Chief of the Defense Staff Mark Norman, who was removed from his post Monday, was involved in the alleged leak of classified information…
Bitcoin exchange employee pleads guilty in U.S. case tied to hacking
Nate Raymond reports: A Florida man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from his employment with an unlicensed bitcoin exchange that prosecutors say was owned by an Israeli who oversaw a massive scheme to hack companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ricardo Hill, 38, entered his plea in Manhattan federal court to seven counts,…
Fired IT employee offered to unlock data — for $200,000
I think a study I saw recently said about 69% of entities reported data loss or breaches associated with departing employees. Vic Ryckaert reminds us what can happen if you don’t have control of all administrator credentials before you terminate an employee: Indianapolis-based American College of Education fired its information technology employee last year, according to court documents, but…