Ouch. The Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation breach, reported here, affected 56,694 patients and employees, according to the entity’s report to HHS. The breach affected patients who were seen at each of Boston Baskin’s office locations between 2008 and July 2014, as well as current and former employees. I wonder how many of those 56,694 patients and employees were former patients…
Category: Theft
Aspire Indiana notifies over 45,000 employees and clients after burglars nab office laptops
Since HHS has been revamping their breach tool, I’ve had a tough time figuring out what’s newly added or what I’ve missed. One incident, caught my eye, however, and I was able to find the covered entity’s notice of the breach. An undated notice* linked from Aspire Indiana, Inc.‘s home page explains: Aspire Indiana, Inc. Notifies Individuals…
HSBC insider breach: Fallout continues for private banking clients and the bank
The HSBC data theft by their former employee Hervé Falciani is finally getting a lot of mainstream media attention here, with 60 Minutes doing a segment on Falciani last night (video). The computer files, which Falciani shopped to a number of governments, reveal that HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, profited from its…
GA: Shorter U. students claim to be victims of identity theft
There may be a follow-up to a breach involving theft of student records noted on this site in November 2014. Jeremy Stewart reports: The September 2014 theft of student files from Shorter University could be the source of problems for two Rome women who say they are the victims of fraudulent tax returns. Whitney Chanelle Ringer,…
UK: Theft of laptops containing data about victims of child sexual exploitation ‘covered up’
ITV reports: Rotherham Council covered up the loss of personal data on computers which contained information about the victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) when 21 laptops were stolen, according to the Casey Report. Louise Casey’s report found that 21 laptops were stolen from the council’s Norfolk House building in October 2011. Today’s report said…
TN: Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation patients and employees notified of stolen hard drive
Molly Smith reports: Patients at the Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation learned some of their personal information was stolen, and tell WREG one year of identity protection doesn’t seem like enough. […] Patients got a letter in the mail, saying a robber broke into a clinic employee’s home back in December and stole a hard drive with patient…