Catherine Knowles reports: Human error is the leading cause of serious privacy breaches, according to a new report released today by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC). Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says, “We are seeing clear patterns emerging since mandatory reporting of serious privacy breaches came into effect with the Privacy Act 2020 on…
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Class Certification Order Lifted in Data Breach Lawsuit Against West Virginia University Health System
HIPAA Journal reports: A class action lawsuit filed against West Virginia University Health System over a breach of the protected health information of 7,445 patients has had the class certification order lifted by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. The lawsuit is related to an insider data breach that occurred in 2016. Between…
Huntington Hospital discloses insider criminal breach after law enforcement lifts delay on notice
Huntington Hospital in New York has disclosed an insider-wrongdoing incident that occurred between October 2018 and February 2019. Although they determined in February, 2019 that the now-former employee was engaging in unauthorized access to patient records, and suspended the employee (and eventually terminated the employment), they were asked to delay notification to those impacted until…
Little Rock officer arrested for ‘unauthorized access’ of personal information
THV11 reports: According to the Little Rock Police Department, Officer Miles McWayne has been arrested for “unauthorized access” of the personal information of a citizen. The person filed a police report with the department in August after the reported incident took place in May. McWayne was officially charged with the misdemeanor of accessing the information…
Former UK doctor sentenced for voyeurism and unauthorized access to computer material
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…
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…