Tim Wronka reports: One deputy is fired and another disciplined in Charlotte County. That’s the punishment for using agency equipment to look up information of private citizens. It’s the latest in a series of misuses of the D.A.V.I.D. system — a state database with driver and personal information. Attorney Scott Weinberg has kept a close eye on…
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UK: Former LV= employee in court over data leak
Emma Ann Hughes reports: Two people have been charged with bribery offences following an investigation into the suspected leak of confidential data by a former employee of LV to a claims management company. This is the first time by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) officers have charged suspects with offences under…
Lost and Found: Ventura County Health Care Agency notifies patients of breach
The Ventura County Star reports that 777 patients of the Ventura County Health Care Agency have been notified of a breach that happened in July because an employee took paperwork home and then couldn’t find it. The data reportedly included names, birth dates and medical history. Two cases involved financial data including Social Security numbers. The files…
MA: Codman Square Health Center notifies members after breach at NEHEN
Notice of breach of unsecured health information This is a notice for patients whose information is accessible through New England Healthcare Exchange Network (NEHEN). On July 13, 2016, Codman Square Health Center was notified that a health information exchange was accessed without authorization and against Codman’s policies. The individual accessed information of many individuals that…
Kennesaw State student hacks system, changes grades, steals data: Police
Fox5 reports: Police have arrested a Kennesaw State University student accused of hacking into the school’s system to change grades and steal personal data. Cobb County Police say Chase Arthur Hughes illegally accessed the university’s Owl Express program to alter his grades and the grades of four other students. Police say he also stole the…
NZ: Former Hawke’s Bay doctor struck off for ‘duping’ DHBs
Simon Hendery reports on a medical confidentiality/privacy breach in New Zealand. It is another one of those “small breach, BIG impact” breaches: A former Hawke’s Bay trainee doctor duped two district health boards into revealing confidential medical information about members of his family without their consent. Hirron Fernando then used the information from the Capital & Coast…