Melissa Matheney reports: Capitol police are investigating a possible break-in at Sierra Regional Center in Sparks on August 17th, according to Nikki Haag, a spokesperson for the Division of Aging and Disability Services at the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. Haag says they are concerned that personal, identifiable information and protected health information…
Category: Theft
Seven Charged for Bitcoin Computer Theft
Jelena Ćirić reports: Sindri Þór Stefansson and six others have been charged with the theft of 600 computers equipped for Bitcoin mining, Fréttablaðið reports. Sindri Þór made headlines internationally when he fled from prison earlier this year, where he was being held on suspicion of the robbery. Sindri was later arrested in Amsterdam and brought…
37,000 Eir customers face data breach in laptop theft
Adrian Weckler reports: Some 37,000 Eir customers have been hit by a security breach after a staff laptop was stolen. The telecoms firm said that the breach happened when an unencrypted device was stolen outside an office at the weekend. Customer data exposed included names, email addresses, phone numbers and Eir account numbers. However, Eir…
AmberCare Hospice notifies patients of “missing” laptop
From AmberCare Hospice, this notice of a laptop theft incident: Recent Data Incident Affecting AmberCare Hospice Patients Ambercare Corporation, Inc. (“Ambercare”), a provider of personal care, hospice, and home health services, is committed to protecting its clients’ confidentiality. Ambercare has recently provided notice to certain New Mexico residents about an incident affecting their personal information….
SC: Roper Hospital patient records in courier’s stolen car
Rebecca Collett reports that a courier for Roper Hospital had a suitcase with patient records stolen on July 3 while she was paying for gas: The medical records were in a locked suitcase in the car, according to Andy Lyons, the Director of Corporate Communications for the hospital system. The records belong to 133 patients…
UK: Patient data breach after bag stolen at Poole Hospital
BBC reports: Patients’ details were inside a bag which was stolen in an NHS hospital, it has emerged. The bag, which contained the personal information of “a number of patients”, was stolen in Dorset’s Poole Hospital, a report by its trust said. It was “discarded and hidden within the hospital” and the documents recovered, according…