DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Category: Uncategorized

NL 10% of hospital personnel fell for phishing test

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Dissent

Karin Spaink summarizes and translates: Erasmus MC, the biggest academic hospital in The Netherlands, puts quite some effort in security awareness and data hygiene. (They participated in my September 2006 Electronic Patient Files test, and did relatively well; also, they used the results of my test to again stress the need for data hygiene among…

Read more

The "smaller" breaches we don't see

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Dissent

I recently asked OCR if they have been receiving notifications of breaches affecting less than 500 individuals. Their answer is that they have been receiving such reports, but they will not be posting such reports on their web site. The reports “will be used to inform any reports to Congress on breaches.” As OCR reminded…

Read more

HHS proposes new privacy, security rules

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Dissent

Diana Manos reports: Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday new proposed privacy and security rules and resources…. The proposed rules come as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to ensure broader…

Read more

Updates to HHS/OCR Site reveal seven more new breaches (updated)

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Dissent

HHS has added some more breach reports to its site. Most of them had not been reported in the mainstream media: University Health System State: Nevada Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 7,526 Date of Breach: 6/11/10 Type of Breach: Theft Location of Breached Information: Network Server Comment: This one we knew about, but not the…

Read more

R.I. ACLU sues state over rules governing medical records

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Dissent

Felice J. Freyer reports: A suit filed [last] Tuesday alleges that newly adopted regulations fail to adequately protect patient privacy under the state’s developing system for exchanging electronic medical records. The suit by the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union says that regulations developed by the state Department of Health are full…

Read more

Hoosiers Can Claim Dumped Medical Records

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Dissent

From 6News: Patients in Indiana now have a new way to retrieve sensitive information in medical records that have been dumped illegally. The attorney general’s office sorted through tens of thousands of records after investigating four cases where paper and electronic files were abandoned in Bartholomew, Shelby and Marion counties, 6News’ Rafael Sanchez reported. The…

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 327
  • 328
  • 329
  • 330
  • 331
  • 332
  • 333
  • …
  • 412
  • Next

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Comstar LLC agrees to corrective action plan and fine to settle HHS OCR charges
  • Australian ransomware victims now must tell the government if they pay up
  • U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams
  • Victoria’s Secret takes down website after security incident
  • U.S. Government Employee Arrested for Attempting to Provide Classified Information to Foreign Government
  • St. Cloud Provides Update on Ransomware Attack in 2024
  • Bradford Health Systems detected abnormal network activity in December 2023. They first sent out breach notices this week.
  • Websites selling hacking tools to cybercriminals seized
  • ConnectWise suspects cyberattack affecting some ScreenConnect customers was state-sponsored
  • Possible ransomware attack disrupts Maine and New Hampshire Covenant Health locations

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Why AI May Be Listening In on Your Next Doctor’s Appointment
  • Watch out for activist judges trying to deprive us of our rights to safe reproductive healthcare
  • Nebraska Bans Minor Social Media Accounts Without Parental Consent
  • Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
  • The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
  • Home Pregnancy Test Company Wins Dismissal of Pixel Wiretapping Suit
  • The CCPA emerges as a new legal battleground for web tracking litigation

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.