Sean Davies reports: A perverted doctor was jailed for two years and eight months for spying on housemates, friends, colleagues and hacking the details of 2000 potential women victims. Vinesh Godhania used a tiny pin-hole camera to secretly record women having sex, showers and using the bathroom at his address. He covertly filmed doctors, nurses…
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Judge rules in favor of University of Mississippi Medical Center in trial against former employees who stole patient records
Will Stribling reports: A federal judge has ruled in favor of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) over litigation against three former employees who stole patient medical records for their own use and then lied about possessing them for years. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves on Oct. 8 issued a default judgment in the…
Nz: ACC ‘has work to do’ to regain trust after privacy breach – Govt
The need for appropriate access controls to sensitive information is an issue everywhere. ACC is New Zealanders’ government-provided insurance coverage for many personal injury claims. As such, the employees have access to files with personal and often sensitive information. 1News reports: ACC “has work to do” to regain Kiwis’ trust that their private information is…
NJ: Pinelands Regional School District Investigates Data Breach
Stephanie Faughnan reports: The Pinelands Regional School District acknowledged last week their investigation of a data breach that included information about personnel and students. In mid-March of this year, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa McCooley received notification from the wife former board president Thomas “Tommy” Williams that her husband would be undergoing an emergency procedure….
UNC Hospitals Notifies Patients that Former Employee Used Patient Information for Personal Gain
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UNC Hospitals announced that it has mailed letters to 719 patients whose information may be at risk for identity theft. On September 10, 2021, UNC Hospitals learned that one of its employees was using patient information for personal financial gain. The employee was responsible for handling payments from patients for services rendered…
Salt Lake IT worker arrested, charged with sharing info on undercover officers
Another really serious insider-wrongdoing breach, if the allegations are true. Hayley Crombleholme reports: Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown called allegations that a city employee accessed the names of undercover officers, metro gang files, and other restricted documents “very concerning.” The man was identified in a probable cause document as Patrick Driscoll, an IT…