Jeremy Childs reports: A 42-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison for participating in a complex theft scheme of computer hard drives, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Peter Cuong Chi Nhan, 42, of El Monte, pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts of organized retail theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to…
Category: Theft
Saskatoon Sexual Health laptop containing 156 patients’ information stolen in November 2018
Thia James reports: A laptop stolen from Saskatoon Sexual Health in late 2018 contained information about 156 clients, a recent report from the province’s information and privacy commissioner found. In a Jan. 14 report, Ron Kruzeniski wrote that he found the clinic had taken reasonable steps to contain the breach stemming from the theft and…
Break-in at Anchorage hospice could mean breach of private patient data
Jennifer Summers reports: Hospice of Anchorage is letting patient families know about a potential breach of private patient data after its offices were broken into last month. A news release says the break-in happened between the evening of Dec. 24 and the morning of Dec. 26. Read more on KTVA.
AZ: Cardiovascular Associates of Arizona reports office burglary
Cardiovascular Associates of Arizona has published a notice in the Arizona Silver Bullet. Dear Editor: We would like to inform our patients that somewhere over the weekend of 10/07-10/09 our office in Globe was broken into. Four laptops were stolen; each laptop was guarded with a PIN code and password to get on the computer….
U. of Ottawa reports stolen laptop may have impacted 188
Matt Gergyek reports: The University of Ottawa has given notice of a potential privacy breach impacting 188 people, including elementary and high school students who attended a summer program on campus. The breach stems from an incident in late November 2019 when a password-protected laptop was stolen from a university employee’s vehicle, the administration said…
West Georgia Ambulance Company Pays $65,000 to Settle Allegations of Longstanding HIPAA Noncompliance
Are you surprised to see a settlement with HHS arising from an investigation that began when an entity reported a stolen laptop in 2013? Keep reading this notice from HHS to find an explanation: West Georgia Ambulance, Inc. (West Georgia), has agreed to pay $65,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S….