Here are summaries of some other breach reports recently filed with the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. I’ve tried to sort them or organize them somewhat as I am going through them. Some of the incidents affect only a few individuals, while others impact many more. Most of them have never been reported in the…
Category: Paper
Ca: Tax documents dumped in back lane
CBC News reports on a breach in Winnipeg: Garbage bags filled with confidential financial information were found blowing around in a North End back lane Tuesday, and people living in the area say they’re furious about it. The bags contained tax return documents that include people’s names, social insurance numbers and in many cases, addresses…
Improper disposal of confidential client records earns lawyer (only?) a public reprimand
Here’s a follow-up on a breach involving paper records, but I don’t think I ever knew of this breach at the time it occurred, although it reminds me of a similar breach where a psychologist’s adult children did something similar. Leigh Jones reports: An Indiana adoption lawyer whose client files were scattered in the wind…
Dumped Medical Files Put Dozens of Omaha Patients at Risk
Molli Graham reports: Thanks to an alert viewer, KMTV Action 3 News uncovers a frightening find that could put hundreds of people’s personal information in danger. Names, social security numbers, and sensitive medical records are left for anyone to find. We’re taking action to protect those records and get you answers. On Tuesday night, we tracked…
FL: People’s Personal Information Up for Bid at Hospital Auction
Chad Mira reports: An auction at the Gulf Pines Hospital in Port St. Joe has former employees worried about a HIPAA law violation and possibly even identity theft. One past employee says old files were still in the hospital, and people could have walked away with them after the auction last week. Employees are frustrated…
Michigan Abortion Centers Guilty of Violating HIPAA in Dumping Patient Records
Steven Ertelt reports the follow-up to an improper disposal of patient records breach covered previously on this site: The federal government has found three Michigan abortion businesses guilty of violating the HIPAA statutes as a result of their illegally dumping patient records in trash bins outside their facilities. Local pro-life advocates found the records in the…