Belgrade News reports: A clerical error occurred in a letter sent by Bozeman Health announcing the retirement of gastrointestinal physican Dr. Steven Shaneyfelt on Feb. 19, the agency reported. Patient names were not correctly matched with patient addresses, which resulted in 1,124 people receiving a letter with another name posted. Concerns arose regarding personal information…
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KY: Ransomware incident at Methodist Hospital in Henderson (update2)
On March 15, Jessica Gavin reported: A cyber security breach, striking Methodist Hospital in Henderson. We’re learning the FBI is investigating this right now, but there’s some good news. [….] David Park, COO of Methodist, tells 14 NEWS the hackers have copied patients records and locked those copies. They’ve deleted the originals. “We’ve notified the FBI,…
Not our hack, not our data breach: Greenshades
Although media reports this month have been talking about a hack of payroll services provider Greenshades that has resulted in clients’ employees discovering that their identity info has been used for fraudulent returns, Greenshades want you to know that they haven’t had a breach of their system. Earlier this week, Karen Berkowitz reported that District…
NJ: Virtua Medical Group notifies 1,654 patients whose information was exposed on Internet (updated)
On March 11, Burlington County Times reported: Virtua Medical Group, the network of doctors exclusively affiliated with the South Jersey health system, reported Friday that patient information — including names and treatments over a five-year period — was accidentally released and viewable on the Internet in January. The medical group learned on Jan. 21 that…
AR: Pulaski County Special School District notifies past and current employees of data breach
It was a heck of a week for Pulaski County Special School District employees. One hundred of them got pink slips on Wednesday in a downsizing move, and all former and current employees received emails or phone messages late Friday night alerting them to a data breach in February that had just been discovered. Cynthia Howell reports: Pulaski County Special School…
CA: Man pleads guilty to bank fraud, aggravated identity theft
Hoa Quach reports: The lead defendant in a fraud case involving Wells Fargo employees who stole customer account data that was used to impersonate victims and steal money from their accounts is due to be sentenced in July after pleading guilty to federal charges. Ronald Charles Reed, 69, of Inglewood pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S….