Josh Wood reports: A former Louisville Metro Police Department officer used law enforcement technology as part of a scheme that involved hacking the Snapchat accounts of young women and using sexually explicit photos and videos they had taken to extort them, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed on Tuesday. According to a sentencing memorandum,…
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Ca: Inappropriate pictures of long-term care residents raise questions in House of Assembly
Bernice Hiller reports: Allegations that long-term care staff in the Baie Verte hospital took inappropriate pictures of residents made it to the floor of the House of Assembly, as politicians asked and answered questions about the possible privacy breach. Central Health is investigating the allegations, along with the RCMP and Newfoundland and Labrador’s privacy commissioner. Read more…
Doctor Admits Criminal HIPAA Scheme for Wrongful Disclosure of Protected Patient Health Information to Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
CAMDEN, N.J. – A former physician with medical practices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida admitted wrongfully disclosing patients’ protected personal health information, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Frank Alario, 65, of Delray Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty before Judge Robert B. Kugler to conspiring to wrongfully disclose patients’ individually identifiable health…
Detroit Health Department Provides Notice of Data Security Incident
The following is a notice from the Detroit Health Department. It is unclear whether this was an accidental breach due to error or some more intentional wrongdoing by an employee, but the notice makes no mention of disciplining any employee or referring to law enforcement. The Detroit Health Department is notifying specific individuals about a…
Hacker in Massive Capitol One Data Breach Gets Probation
Steven Musil reports: The hacker responsible for the massive 2019 data breach of Capital One has been sentenced to time served and five years of probation. US District Judge Robert S. Lasnik said sentencing former Amazon systems engineer Paige Thompson to time in prison would have been “particularly difficult on her because of her mental health and…
Ca: Settlement reached in decade-old lawsuit connected to Western Health privacy breach
Alex Kennedy reports a settlement in a case previously covered on this site back in 2012-2014: An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit involving Western Health that dates back more than a decade. The lawsuit was launched in August 2012, alleging that the health authority failed to protect the personal information of patients and…