NewsNet5 in Cleveland reports: The City of Cleveland is trying to determine who dumped the personal information of hundreds of northeast Ohio residents along the roadside on Train Avenue. The personal information was strewn along a mile stretch of roadway, at five different dumping sites, and included; tax returns, mortgage information, canceled checks, addresses, social…
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TX: Thousands of papers containing personal information tossed in city recycling bin
Thousands of pages filled with personal information were found in an open top recycling dumpster. The City of Midland says the lids are often left open making it possible for papers to be blown out. They are warning residents to watch what they toss away. […] The company who owned the documents, Tipperary Corporations, is…
Some recent additions to HHS’s breach tool
Sometimes it takes a while to find documentation on breaches posted on HHS’s public breach tool. Here are some details on two breaches added to their site this month: Blaine Chiropractic Center – MN On July 14, HHS posted an entry for Blaine Chiropractic Center in Minnesota that affected 1,945 patients. The incident was coded as…
UK: Bungling contractors throw out 500 confidential documents in Newcastle CQC office refurb blunder
Helen Whitehouse reports: Confidential documents detailing the backgrounds of hundreds of people have gone missing following an office upgrade blunder. Bungling Contractors threw out a locked filing cabinet containing up to 500 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificates for people who had applied to become registered managers and providers. The error, which happened during the…
Texas physicians group notifies patients of unauthorized disclosure
It seems like a previously reported incident involved Dr. Mario Gross also impacted Premier Family Care I, Inc. in TX. They notified HHS on July 20 that 1,326 patients were affected. The notice was posted on Premier Physicians’ site. Premier Physicians Notifies Patients of Records Security Incident MIDLAND, TX – June 7, 2016 – Premier…
Sunbury Plaza Dental notifies patients after stored records were burglarized
Sunbury Plaza Dental in Ohio has notified HHS of a breach that impacted 7,784 patients. Their public notice explains that on May 25, they were notified by local law enforcement that their secured storage unit containing business records had been burglarized sometime between March 10th and March 20, 2016. We were not aware of any…