There has reportedly been a burglary at a lawyer’s office where the target may have been sensitive information on human rights cases. ABColombia reports: The lawyers office of the Centre for the Studies for Social Justice –Tierra Digna’s was broken into during the night of the 19 January 2016 and a laptop containing sensitive information…
Category: Theft
CA: 356 Oakmont High School students’ transcripts stolen from counselor’s car
KCRA reports that identity information of 356 Oakmont High School students and their parents was stolen when student transcripts were stolen from a guidance counselor’s car. The unnamed counselor had taken the transcripts home with her to work last month, and the transcripts belonged to students with last names beginning with P through Ta. KCRA reports that the…
5 laptops stolen from Alberta Health Services office in Edmonton (UPDATED)
CBC News reports that five laptops were stolen from the Edmonton offices of Alberta Health Services on the evening of January 25. Alberta Health Services confirmed the theft but did not say what information was on the devices. Police say no arrests have been made and the laptops have yet to be recovered. All AHS would say…
In: Records stolen from patwarkhana
(Note: a patwarkhana seems to be a property registration office) Miscreants broke into the Jhuneer patwarkhana and tore records. They also broke open the room of patwari Ashok Kumar and stole documents late last night. […] As per details, the records, which were stolen, also included an assessment register, which contained the compensation record of…
Winnipeg patient health information stolen from nurse’s vehicle
CBC News reports: A bag that contained personal health information of Winnipeg patients was stolen from an on-duty nurse’s parked vehicle on Jan. 14, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said Tuesday. The nurse was working for the WRHA’s Community Intravenous Program. Data stolen from the vehicle included personal health information of as many as 67 patients, the WRHA said…
California hematologist notifies patients after thief stole paper records with protected health information
Sometimes I find a breach listed on HHS’s public breach tool, but it’s a while before I can find out what happened. Such was the case with a breach reported by Michael S. Benjamin, MD, a California physician specializing in hematology and oncology. On December 28, Dr. Benjamin notified HHS of a breach affecting 1,300…