Joseph Paul reports: A Harrison High School student is suspected of hacking a teacher’s website and posting offensive content, officials said Wednesday. Tippecanoe School Corp. administrators discovered Monday night that the teacher’s classroom page — located within Harrison’s website — had been accessed without authorization, spokesperson Sue Scott said. The suspect appears to have “obtained the teacher’s password,” Scott said, posted “inappropriate and offensive…
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Former Tampa Police Department Employee Pleads Guilty To Computer Intrusion
There’s an update to a breach previously reported on this site. Last Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida reported that Tonia Bright (53, Tampa) pleaded guilty to two counts of obtaining information from a protected computer for a fraudulent purpose. According to the plea agreement, Bright was a civilian employee of…
Jackson Health: ‘Rogue’ employee suspected of stealing private patient information
Daniel Chang reports: A ‘rogue’ employee at Miami-Dade’s public hospital network, Jackson Health System, was placed on administrative leave for suspicion of stealing reams of private patient information over the last five years in a scheme that may have compromised more than 24,000 records, according to hospital officials. Evelina Reid, a hospital unit secretary and…
91,000 Washington State Apple Health (Medicaid) clients notified of data breach (update1)
The Washington State Health Care Authority issued the following press release today: State notifies 91,000 Apple Health (Medicaid) clients of data breach by Health Care Authority employee Employment terminated for individuals involved in data breach; notifying the appropriate federal officials for further investigation and potential criminal review OLYMPIA – The Washington State Health Care Authority…
AU: Nurse allegedly assaulted after watchdog employee used database to find her
Another “small” breach with big harm. Paul Farrell and Melissa Davey report: A nurse was allegedly assaulted by an employee of Australia’s health practitioner regulator, who used his credentials to access the agency’s database and track down her home address and phone number. The security breach is one of several Guardian Australia has uncovered at…
Jackson Memorial Hospital Fires Two Employees For Accessing, Leaking Jason Pierre-Paul’s Medical Records To ESPN
There’s a follow-up to a medical privacy breach previously discussed on this blog. Jordan Raanan reports: After a lengthy investigation and litigation, two individuals were fired from Jackson Memorial Hospital for inappropriately accessing the medical records of Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. Read the hospital’s statement on NJ.com.