Matthew Hughes reports: Workplace pension provider NOW: Pensions has emailed a number of UK customers to warn about a data leakage caused by contractor error. The email, seen by this publication, claims a service provider “unintentionally” posted user data to an unnamed “public software forum”. These records include biographical data (names, email addresses, and dates…
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TennCare announces privacy breach impacting 3,300 members
WKRN reports: TennCare, Gainwell Technologies LLC, and Axis Direct, Inc. announced a privacy breach impacting certain TennCare members in a joint statement on Monday. According to the statement, around 3,300 Medicaid members in the state of Tennessee have been notified of a privacy issue that may have impacted their health information. Gainwell, which runs the…
MEDNAX Services notifies patients of data breach
Another business associate under HIPAA has disclosed a breach. You may not recognize their name, but they may handle your medical group’s billing or other functions, so if you get a letter from “MEDNAX,” don’t just assume it’s a scam. Florida-headquartered MEDNAX Services, Inc provides revenue cycle management and other administrative services to physician groups. …
Cyber attack hobbles sales for DSW
Tristan Navera reports: A cyber attack on a vendor hobbled sales at the parent of DSW Shoe Warehouse in September, the company disclosed this week. Columbus-based Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE: DBI) reported in its earnings call this week that a vendor was hit with a ransomware attack and had to voluntarily shut down its systems….
Man Sentenced to 42 Months Imprisonment for Stealing Personal Identifying Information of More Than 8,000 Healthcare.Gov Customers and Causing $587,000 in Losses
New Orleans — U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that COLBI TRENT DEFIORE, age 27, a resident of Carriere, Mississippi, was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release and payment of a $100 special assessment fee by United States District Judge Jay A. Zainey after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment with…
KR: Telecom LG U+ fined as a third party downloads and sells customer data
Korea JoongAng Daily reports: LG U+ was hit with 21.6 million won ($20,000) in government fines for a failure to secure customer data, which led to a massive breach and unauthorized sharing of sensitive information. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced Wednesday that it imposed a total of 75 million won in fines on…