Kaiser Permanente Northern California Department of Research is notifying patients of a breach that they believe occurred in October 2011. OK, now that I have your attention, on or about April 3, they will begin sending out breach notification letters that say that on February 12, 2014, they discovered that a server used to store…
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TX: EveryChild notifies 2,934 families after computers with PHI stolen
Peggy O’Hare reports: A nonprofit advocacy group for children with developmental disabilities is notifying 2,934 families of a potential data breach that occurred when someone stole computers from the group’s Austin office. EveryChild, Inc. said the computers, which were discovered missing Feb. 2, contained clients’ birthdates, Social Security numbers, Medicaid numbers, photos and health information. Read more…
LewisGale Regional Health System dealing with insider data breach
Susan Bahorich reports what appears to be an insider breach affecting patients of Hospitalists of Tennessee/Salem Hospitalists: WDBJ7 learned Wednesday that patient information from the hospital’s billing department may have been compromised. The Secret Service tells WDBJ7 this is a multi-state investigation. A LewisGale spokesperson says approximately 40 local patients are affected. We’re talking about…
Vulnerabilities in Walmart App and Walgreens App
Domingo Guerra writes on Appthority: Recently Wal-Mart and Walgreens have both been noted to have security vulnerabilities connected to their mobile applications. Following recent revelations about the insufficient security of mobile apps from other major corporations, such as Target, Neiman Marcus, and Starbucks, it is clear that big company names are still struggling to iron out flaws in…
Healthcare Employer’s Termination Letter Provides Basis For Court to Allow Discovery of Patient Contact Information
Jeffrey M. Schlossberg writes: Employers faced with the inevitable task of terminating an employee’s employment often inquire whether to provide the employee with written reasons for the termination; or, if they are required to provide an explanation of the termination, they ask what should be included in the explanation. Except in a limited number of…
Possible security breach at Florida Radiology Consultants
WINK reports: On Tuesday morning, staff at Florida Radiology Consultants noticed someone had accessed their computer system, hours after they closed. Deputies say whoever did this, got in through an employee’s IP address. “Could have been robotic, actually human being you don’t mind because some of these attack take days,” said Shaun Book, of Area…