Sophie Halle-Richards reports: A woman has slammed EasyJet after claims her suitcase which contained important work documents still hasn’t been found – despite going missing from Manchester Airport over three weeks ago. Melissa McGrath, 45, reported the bag missing after it failed to arrive in Greece for a work trip on May 31, but says the travel company still…
Category: Lost or Missing
Arkansas AG Sues Defunct Health Provider for Mishandling Patient Records
Scott Carroll reports: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the defunct Eastern Ozarks Regional Health for failing to protect sensitive patient information after it closed. The former hospital in Cherokee Village is accused of leaving behind thousands of unsecured patient and employee records that contain social security numbers, driver’s license…
Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing personal info on 38 public housing applicants
Here’s one I missed, but luckily Zack Whittaker noted it in his weekly newsletter (and if you don’t get his newsletter, you should subscribe!) The Mainichi reported: The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has lost two floppy disks containing personal information on 38 people, the department announced on Dec. 27 The MPD said the floppy disks…
NZ: Privacy breach at Hutt Hospital as clinician leaves patient info on street
Missed this one from Matthew Tso on December 20, so let’s get caught up: A privacy breach involving the personal details of 36 Hutt Hospital patients occurred after four pages of information were dropped in the street. The incident occurred in November, with a letter from the Hutt Valley District Health Board to affected patients…
TX: Missing document investigation solved after HHSC files found to be in staff’s possession
Avery Travis reports: After a large amount of files containing state documents — and possibly sensitive health information for nursing home residents — were believed to be missing earlier this year, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission determined the records were never missing. A state employee of HHSC’s regulatory division came to KXAN and…
UK: Private medical files dumped in cabinet outside GP surgery
Josh Layton reports: Hundreds of patients’ confidential details were found dumped in an unlocked filing cabinet left outside an unused doctors’ surgery. The sensitive personal files were reference cards that included individuals’ names, dates of birth, addresses and NHS numbers. They were left for days in a doorway among piles of leaves outside the former…