Vivian Chow and Rick Chambers report: Security video captures a thief breaking into a Sherman Oaks dental office and stealing hundreds of files containing patients’ personal information on Thursday. The break-in happened at Riverside Dental located on the 12900 block of Riverside Drive just after 3 a.m. Surveillance cameras captured the thief entering the office…
Category: Theft
Za: Western Cape Health condemns break-in at Ravensmead CDC
IOL reports: The Western Cape Government Health and Wellness has strongly condemned the break-in at the Ravensmead Community Day Centre (CDC) during the weekend. This comes after perpetrators gained entry to the building through the roof, damaging the roof and ceiling. Spokesperson Shimoney Regter said three computers used to update folders and update patient information…
OU Health notifying patients after theft of employee’s laptop
Laptop theft involving unencrypted patient data is still a thing, although we don’t seem to hear about it as often as a number of years ago. KOKH reports OU Medicine, which does business as OU Health, is notifying an undisclosed number of patients after discovering an employee’s laptop with their emails was stolen on December…
Break-in poses security threat to Multnomah County Health Department patients
Lisa Moreno reports: The Multnomah County Health Department began notifying over 2,000 patients Friday that a month-old security breach may have put their personal information at risk. Someone broke into the Gladys McCoy Health Department headquarters in Old Town on the night of Feb. 17 and the county notified police on Feb. 21 after discovering the burglary,…
Boonton Police Captain Allegedly Steals Computer Towers, Internal Affairs Records
Frank L. Cahill reports: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin confirmed charges against a Boonton police captain who allegedly stole his internal affairs records and computer hardware containing police data from the Boonton Police Department. Stephen Jones, 42, of Toms River, has been charged with computer theft, tampering with public records, and other offenses in connection…
Privacy breach reported by Manitoba Health
Charles Lefebvre reports: Manitoba Health says a privacy breach that happened earlier this week following a break-in at a facility compromised some people’s personal health information. According to a statement from the province, the break-in took place at the Manitoba Health Appeal Board office on Portage Avenue on Nov. 29, with the province noting confidential…