Pat Kinney reports: UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital is reviewing a breach of patient information which occurred over about seven years. The hospital is notifying approximately 1,620 patients that a former employee inappropriately accessed their personal information in the hospital’s electronic medical record. Allen Hospital compliance staff detected inappropriate access to the hospital’s medical record on March…
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FL: Former Tampa police employee gets 2 years for ID theft, fraud
WFTV reports an update to a case I’ve covered previously on this blog. Tonia Bright, a former Tampa Police Department civilian employee, was indicted last September for her role in a fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Bright misused her access to local, state, and federal law enforcement databases, including the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)…
PA: Local TD Bank employee charged in identity theft scheme
Jeff Blumenthal reports: A former TD Bank employee was indicted Monday for allegedly stealing customer information and selling it to co-conspirators, who in turn used the data to run an identity theft scheme. Michael Tuffour<, 27, of Philadelphia was charged with one count of bank fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. Read more on Philadelphia…
Ca: Confidential patient records accessed by Inuvik Hospital employees
Following up on an investigation first disclosed in February, CBC News reports: The Beaufort Delta Health Authority confirmed today that there was a breach of patients’ health records by employees at the Inuvik Hospital. The hospital said it has sent letters to 67 patients informing them their health records had been compromised. Read more on…
Federal Insider FDIC reports five ‘major incidents’ of cybersecurity breaches since fall
Joe Davidson reports: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) on Monday retroactively reported to Congress that five additional “major incidents” of data breaches have occurred since Oct. 30. FDIC also is launching “a new initiative to enhance security.” The incidents involved the breach of taxpayers’ personally identifiable information, The Washington Post has learned. In each…
PA: HASD student tried to hack district’s system
A Hazleton Area Career Center student was disciplined for attempting to hack into the district’s computer system, the district’s top administrator said. State police and school district officials are investigating an incident involving a student who acquired a wireless key, or code for accessing Hazleton Area’s computer system, Superintendent Dr. Craig Butler said. The system…