Sometimes by the time a notification appears on a state breach notification site, I’ve forgotten whether I ever reported it or not. Case in point: Capital Digestive Care in Maryland. I knew about it on February 22, and helped make the notification to them to get them to investigate it (it turned out to be…
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MAXIMUS notifies 3,029 patients after Business Ink mailing error exposes PHI
The following was the notification MAXIMUS sent out on April 17 and that they kindly provided to this site today. There was also a Spanish-language version: MAXIMUS today notified approximately 1,100 Texas families participating in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) of a printing error that resulted in some program participants receiving a…
Australia’s Largest Bank Lost The Personal Financial Histories Of 12 Million Customers
Paul Farrell reports: The Commonwealth Bank lost the personal financial histories of 12 million customers, and chose not to reveal the breach to consumers, in one of the largest financial services privacy breaches ever to occur in Australia. BuzzFeed News can reveal that the nation’s largest bank lost the banking statements for customers from 2004…
Access Group notifies borrowers of data security incident
It’s not just edtech vendors students need to watch out for when it comes to privacy and data security. Vendors that help process student loans may also put you at risk, as this notification from AccessLex Institute (dba Access Group) reminds us. The nonprofit organization, which provides financial education resources and services, writes: Dear [Name]:…
Transcription Service Leaked Medical Records
Brian Krebs reports: MEDantex, a Kansas-based company that provides medical transcription services for hospitals, clinics and private physicians, took down its customer Web portal last week after being notified by KrebsOnSecurity that it was leaking sensitive patient medical records — apparently for thousands of physicians. On Friday, KrebsOnSecurity learned that the portion of MEDantex’s site…
TN: County Schools Testing Disrupted By Suspected Hacking of Questar
Eugenia Estes reports: Annual state-mandated assessment testing did not get off to the best start this week for many systems, including Greene County Schools, due to what is being investigated as a cyber attack on the company that handles online TN Ready testing for the state. Although there were some disruptions to the testing for…