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…
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Personal information for thousands of Colorado vets may have been compromised
KKTV reports: More than 2,100 Colorado veterans may have had their personal information compromised, the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) said Wednesday. At risk are the veterans’ names, the last four digits of their Social Security number and their diagnoses. According to the ECHCS, the information may have been compromised when a VA…
CA: Former Davis apartment manager gets prison for ID theft
Lauren Keene reports: The former property manager for an East Davis apartment complex was sentenced to four years and three months in prison Thursday for committing identity theft and other crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday. William Raymond Stanley Jr., 31, of Sacramento, was living at the Tuscany Villas apartments, 2526 E. Eighth St.,…
WY: Natrona County Sheriff’s Deputy Brendon Littau Pleads Guilty To Releasing Names In Sex Assault Investigation
Kevin Koile reports: A Natrona County Sheriff’s Deputy working at the Natrona County Detention Center, has admitted to releasing confidential information, while an investigation was underway. Brendon Littau was sentenced to serve 20 hours of community service, after he pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of names not to be released or restrictions on disclosures…
Business associate breach affected Greenville Health System patients
Back in July, Ambucor Health Solutions reported a breach to HHS that affected 1,679 patients. Their report, submitted as a Business Associate, was coded as “Unauthorized Access/Disclosure – Email,” with the location of the data being “Other Portable Electronic Device.” That incident was included in Protenus’s breach barometer for July, but no additional details were…
UK: Former Lex Autolease employee prosecuted for selling customer data
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: Mr Karun Tandon has been prosecuted at Manchester Magistrates’ Court for offences of unlawfully obtaining and selling personal data. The defendant, who worked at Lex Autolease Limited emailed personal data of 551 Lex Autolease customers, relating to road traffic accidents, from his former employer’s computer system to his personal email…