HIPAA Journal reports: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, CA has fired several employees for snooping on the medical records of the Saugus High School shooter. […] On November 14, 2009, a student of Saugus High School shot five students, killing two before turning the pistol on himself. The shooter was taken to Henry…
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Mistrial declared at federal trial of accused CIA leaker Joshua Schulte
Ben Feuerherd and Jorge Fitz-GibbonMarch report: A Manhattan federal judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of a former CIA programmer accused of turning over a trove of secret documents to Wikileaks. US District Judge Paul Crotty made the call in the case of accused leaker Joshua Schulte after the jury declared itself “extremely…
WA: Former Orting schools IT employee charged with computer trespass, malicious mischief
Alexis Krell reports: A former Orting School District IT employee who resigned after being accused of improperly using district money now has been charged with first-degree computer trespass and third-degree malicious mischief. Charging papers filed Monday in Pierce County Superior Court accuse 43-year-old Jason Irvin Rudolph of changing the password to his former wife’s work…
Former DHS Acting Inspector General Indicted for Stealing Database with Personnel Information
Mariam Baksh reports: A federal grand jury indicted a former acting inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security and his former subordinate in connection with the theft of proprietary software and databases containing government employees’ personal information for the purpose of defrauding the U.S. government, according to a Justice Department announcement. The Justice Department…
PA: Liability claim remains against UPMC Susquehanna in medical records ‘snooping ‘ case
John Beauge reports: A Lycoming County judge has refused to dismiss a vicarious liability claim against UPMC Susquehanna that is being sued because an employee accessed the medical records of a co-worker without authorization. Judge Eric R. Linhardt on Wednesday rejected UMPC’s claim it was not liable because Taylor Fausnaught failed to state any claim…
MO: Judge orders Jefferson City School District to rehire fired administrator
Matthew Sanders Joe McLean report that a court has sided with a former school district employee who had been fired for transferring student files to her personal computer. A judge ruled this week that the Jefferson City School District illegally fired an administrator who transferred work files to her personal computer. Cole County Circuit Judge…