Add Lower Platte North Natural Resource District to the list of Greenshades clients whose employees are have been alerted to attempted identity theft involving tax refund fraud. According to Wahoo Newspaper, 15 of 18 NRD employees had been told by the IRS that an attempt to file their taxes had been made from a suspicious source. Although…
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NJ: Woman sues hospital, claims HIV status was revealed in security breach
Anna Merriman reports: A security breach at a Plainsboro hospital resulted in one employee’s medical records and HIV-positive status being leaked to her coworkers, according to a recently filed lawsuit. The woman, a housekeeping aide with the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, claims she was hired there in 1988, according to a lawsuit…
MS: Madison resident arrested for identity theft and Medicaid fraud
Brenda Faye Mason, 50, of Madison, has been arrested and faces charges for Medicaid fraud and identity theft, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Mason turned herself in Tuesday to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office following the indictment by a Madison County Grand Jury on multiple counts of Medicaid Fraud and one count of identity…
FL: Employee of Home Health Care Company Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving a Patient’s Personal Identifying Information
I just received this press release from the IRS, Criminal Investigation: An employee of a home health care company in Broward County pled guilty for her participation in an identity theft fraud scheme involving a patient’s personal identifying information. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Kelly R. Jackson, Special…
CBS had data leak during March Madness: Security firm
Jessica Golden reports: CBS Sports may have exposed more than just your busted March Madness bracket. Mobile data management and security firm Wandera said it found a data leak on the CBS Sports app and mobile website during the college basketball tournament, allowing user data to possibly be compromised. CBS Sports denied any breach. The…
NY: Letter alleges HIPAA Violations at Buffalo medical group
7 Eyewitness News is looking into a letter detailing alleged HIPAA violations at a Buffalo medical group: The letter, sent on what appears to be Buffalo Medical Group letterhead, is apparently addressed to a patient claiming he is one of many patients whose personal information was compromised. The authors of the letter claim to be three anonymous…