Federal prosecutors had charged a former employee of the Miami VA medical center (the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center) under the federal hacking statute as part of charging him for altering a patient’s records to cover up deficiencies in care. A former Department of Veterans Affairs employee pled guilty today to destroying, altering and falsifying records and committing computer…
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UK: Former medical center director prosecuted for improper access of colleagues’ records
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: A former medical centre practice director Zita Driaunevicius-Cookson has been prosecuted at Bury & Rochdale Magistrates’ Court for accessing the medical records of colleagues and members of their family without consent. She was fined £300, ordered to pay costs of £434.73 and a victim surcharge of £20.
NY: Husband, Wife Steal Info From Lenox Hill Hospital Emergency Room Patients, Spend Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars at Saks: Prosecutors
NBC reports: A husband-and-wife pair have been arrested for allegedly stealing the personal information of dozens of Manhattan hospital patients to take control of their bank accounts and buy hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at luxury retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, authorities say. Kyle Steed, 30, who was employed at Lenox Hill…
TX: Woodland Heights employee investigated for stealing 450 patients’ info
Jeff Awtrey reports: A Texas Ranger and a Lufkin hospital are investigating an employee after the Ranger reported discovering approximately 450 patients’ information in their home. A letter to a patient dated on Dec. 1 states Woodland Heights Medical Center became aware of the unauthorized removal on Oct. 15 after Texas Rangers told them they…
Deutsche Bank’s Japan arm to face penalty for information leak
Tang See Kit reports: Japan’s securities-market watchdog said on Tuesday (Dec 8) it has asked the Financial Services Agency (FSA) to penalise Deutsche Bank’s brokerage unit in Tokyo for the improper sharing of information about a company’s earnings with its clients. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) recommended that the FSA take “administrative action”…
Morgan Stanley Suspected Russian Hackers in Client-Data Breach
Justin Baer reports: Morgan Stanley suspected that Russian hackers stole client data from a former financial adviser who pleaded guilty to illegally accessing the bank’s computers and taking the information home with him. Galen Marsh, who was fired from the Wall Street firm in January for viewing and copying account information on other advisers’ clients, pleaded guilty…