Nothando Mkhize reports that a pile of social grant applications were found on a street in Ndwedwe. The South African Post Office is investigating to see if they were stolen from a post office during a burglary last month. In a puzzlingly vague statement, a spokesperson noted that an employee has been suspended. But why?…
Category: Theft
Some Cub Pharmacies in Minnesota report breaches due to looters
Cub Pharmacies is the fourth chain I’ve seen that is reporting some theft of protected health information related to looters during protests in May. But when you read the descriptions of these events — these not just protesters protesting. These people intentionally stole patient data and records. For what political protest purpose? None that I…
Ca: Health records found at Fort Simpson dump may have been stolen: report
Katherine Barton reports a long-awaited update to a 2018 incident where the investigation was delayed due to backlog: The Northwest Territories’ privacy commissioner’s investigation into medical records allegedly recovered at the Fort Simpson landfill in 2018 point to someone stealing the files from a health and social services building in the community. CBC North first…
More pharmacy chains report HIPAA breaches linked to looting during protests
First it was Walmart disclosing that their pharmacies in stores in California and Chicago had suffered damage and theft by looters of medications ready for pickup with patient information on labels. Then it was CVS, who notified HHS that more than 21,000 patients’ information may have been compromised by looters who stole or accessed prescriptions…
Lifespan Pays $1,040,000 to OCR to Settle Unencrypted Stolen Laptop Breach
In April, 2017, Lifespan issued a statement disclosing a stolen laptop incident involving unencrypted protected health information. In at least two places in their statement they claim that they are committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of patient data. Today, OCR announced a settlement with Lifespan in which Lifespan is to pay more than…
Walmart reports that some patient data may have been stolen by looters during civil unrest
I think this is the first notice I’ve seen of this kind. Notice of Data Incident A number of retail establishments across the country have recently been impacted by widespread civil unrest. On May 31, 2020, Walmart pharmacies at the following locations were impacted by this civil unrest: Store 2648 at 1919 Davis Street in…