So what did we miss because the Veterans Administration stopped posting their monthly breach reports to Congress on their web site? DataBreaches.net filed a Freedom of Information request on June 7, and the VA has responded by providing all of the requested monthly reports for the period May, 2016 – June 7, 2017. As an…
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Sydney surgeon reprimanded for privacy breach
The Cape Breton Post reports: The Nova Scotia College of Physicians and Surgeons has reprimanded a former Cape Breton vascular surgeon for failing to properly dispose of confidential medical records as he closed his practice in Sydney. Dr. Ronen Jhirad consented to the reprimand and will contribute toward the cost of the college’s investigation. The…
Kansas ID theft suspects had 429 job applications
Today’s reminder about the need to secure and securely destroy PAPER records, too, comes to us from Kansas: A search warrant shows authorities are investigating two suspected identity thieves found with a box filled with hundreds of Dollar Tree job applications apparently obtained by going through trash containers in Wichita. The warrant was filed recently…
PH: Poll documents found in school garbage heap
Non Alquitran reports: At least 60 envelopes containing election paraphernalia, including election returns and poll watchers’ identification cards for the Liberal Party (LP), were recovered by garbage collectors near a school in Mandaluyong City Wednesday, police said yesterday. “We are still in the process of investigating as to why the election documents ended up in…
Ladbrokes could face inquiry after betting addicts’ details found in bin bag
Rob Davies reports: Ladbrokes could face an investigation from the gambling regulator over an incident in which confidential information about betting addicts, including photos, names and addresses, was found in a bin bag on the street. The Gambling Commission said it was looking into the bookmaker’s compliance with data protection laws after a passer-by found…
Nearly 3,000 Patients Notified Of St. Thomas Rutherford Health Information Breach
Documents for a local hospital were found on the side of a rural roadway, and the information about almost three thousand patients may have been compromised. Officials with Saint Thomas Rutherford notified 2,859 patients about the breach which was discovered in April. Read more on NewsChannel5.