Jacobi Medical Center, part of the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation, issued this statement on April 28: The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) this week began to notify about 90,000 HHC patients about the possible disclosure of some of their protected health information (PHI) that may have occurred when a…
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Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc. Notifies Employees and Patients of a Data Security Compromise
From their press release: Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc. (“CTHP”) has become aware of a data security event involving unauthorized access by a former employee to certain CTHP systems and information maintained by CTHP. CTHP has been working to understand the nature and scope of the incident, and has engaged third-party data forensics experts to assist with its investigation. …
3 Dixon High Students Suspended in Grade Data Breach
As an update to a previously reported incident: at least three students have been suspended so far in the grade-changing hack that has rocked Dixon High School. At least nine teacher accounts were hacked and 200 grades changed since January for 32 students. One teacher noticed something that resulted in the investigation, but I have yet…
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center patients victimized by rogue employee of Medical Management LLC
UPMC is only one of “numerous” clients of NC-based Medical Management LLC that have reportedly been notified of data theft by a rogue employee. We’ll have to wait to learn who the other entities are. The following is a press release issued today by UPMC: Because of a data theft at an outside medical billing company,…
CA: Dixon High School student arrested in electronic grade-changing scandal
Richard Bammer reports: An 18-year-old Dixon High School student was arrested Thursday on suspicion of altering a computer data system, a felony, in connection with more than 200 grade changes for more than 30 students at the school. Senior Juan Ambriz was taken into custody at the 555 College Way campus by Dixon police after Dixon…
Ca: Four hospital clerks caught snooping in patient files
Theresa Boyle reports: An Orillia hospital has caught four clerical employees peering into patient files. Some 52 patients of Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital had their personal health information breached over the last five years, hospital spokesperson Terry Dyni confirmed Monday. In the worst case, a clerk looked at 43 patient records. Read more on OurWindsor.ca.