Michelle Merlin reports that Nazareth Area School District has sent out about 5,000 letters to families and teachers after discovering that a student accessed data and uploaded it onto a flash drive between 2011 and 2014. District Superintendent Dennis Riker said the old data contained student information from the district’s lunch program as well as information from a…
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UK: Sacked Merseyside policewoman appeals dismissal for snooping on database
Luke Traynor reports that disgraced police constable Paula Humphreys will not just go quietly into the night: A sacked police constable is appealing the decision to dismiss her for snooping on confidential police computers about the criminal activity of her relatives and their boyfriends. Paula Humphreys lost her job in December after a disciplinary panel…
Eastern Health Employee Fired for ‘Deliberate’ Privacy Breach
VOCM reports: An Eastern Health employee has been let go after what health officials say was a deliberate privacy breach involving private information on 11 patients. VOCM’s Linda Swain reports. Read more on VOCM.
Former DC Youth Rehab Employee Sentenced to 4 Years Role in Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme
A former D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) employee who provided 645 youth offenders’ identity information to a tax refund fraud ring was sentenced today. Marc A. Bell pleaded guilty in January for his role in the scheme that filed more than 12,000 fraudulent tax returns seeking at least $42 million in refunds. According to the Department…
MI: Former doctor’s office clerk sentenced for stealing patients’ identities
WZZM reports: A former doctor’s office billing clerk will spend time in prison for writing checks and applying for credit cards using information stolen from patients. Christine Ann Kroeze will spend between 4.5 and 14 years in prison on six felony convictions. Read more on WZZM. The accompanying video focuses on a sign that…
Ca: Nurse found guilty of professional misconduct for snooping into patient records
May Warren reports: A Peterborough nurse has been found guilty of professional misconduct for accessing almost 300 confidential patient records at Peterborough Regional Health Centre over two years, at a disciplinary hearing she fought to keep secret. Mandy Edgerton (formerly Edgerton-Reid) was slapped with a four-month suspension and a formal reprimand on Wednesday, by a…