Employees at the Outback Steakhouse in Northridge, California are learning that their personal information is in the hands of burglars. In a break-in that occurred on the evening of August 6, 2015, computer equipment including the point of sale computer and back office computer were stolen. A letter from T-Bird Restaurant Group, the firm that manages that franchise,…
Category: Theft
Watchdog probe after Invest NI hit by series of data breaches
Simon Rowe reports: Invest NI has been hit by a series of data breaches, with two incidents leading to the disclosure of high-risk information, it can be revealed. […] There were six incidents of unauthorised disclosure of confidential data in the past 12 months alone. In the past five years, Invest NI has reported the…
AU: Compromised medical files used in Medicare scam
Megan Drapalski reports: A number of Macarthur region residents are victims of a Medicare scam that has resulted in suspected identity and monetary theft. Five medical facilities in Mt Annan, Holsworthy, Campbelltown, Eagle Vale and Harrington Park have had their medical records compromised. Campbelltown Local Area Command crime manager Det-Insp Greg Inger said police searched a…
LA: Laptop with 5,000 minors’ protected health info stolen from doctor’s unattended car
Aw, c’mon, already, dammit! From the LSU Health Science Center, today: New Orleans, LA – A laptop stolen from a member of the faculty of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine has potentially exposed the protected health information of approximately 5,000 minor patients primarily living in Louisiana and Mississippi. Dr. Christopher Roth, Assistant Professor of…
Vermont medical practice notifies patients after office burglary
Max M. Bayard, MD PC is notifying patients that their personal information was on devices stolen during an office burglary on August 5. The information included names, Social Security numbers, and some personal health information. Although the treatment-related information varies by person, examples include dates of birth, Medicare/Medicaid enrollment information, dates of treatment, types of treatment, and diagnoses. “As soon…
NJ Supreme Court upholds criminal indictment of school board employee who stole student records to support lawsuit
Jeffrey A. Gruen of Day Pitney LLP reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the criminal indictment of an employee who stole documents from her employer to support her employment lawsuit. It’s an insider breach that I don’t recall ever reading about before, although now that I’ve gone looking for it, I can see…