There’s a follow-up to a medical privacy breach previously discussed on this blog. Jordan Raanan reports: After a lengthy investigation and litigation, two individuals were fired from Jackson Memorial Hospital for inappropriately accessing the medical records of Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. Read the hospital’s statement on NJ.com.
Category: U.S.
NY: Rite Aid employee stole customer addresses, credit card numbers
Abbott Brant reports: If you shopped at Rite Aid‘s 238 Hooker Ave. store in the past year, you should keep an eye on your bank and credit card statements, according to the Rite Aid Corporation. A Rite Aid associate at the Poughkeepsie location “may have obtained limited customer information” including customer names, addresses and payment…
Former Cuesta College employee sentenced for identity theft
There’s a follow-up to an insider breach at Cuesta College first noted on this site in June, 2015. The employee in question, Lacey Fowler, 30, was a human resources analyst at the college and used her position to access co-workers’ information to open up credit accounts in the victims’ names. She had pleaded no contest to…
Event: 2016 PHI Protection Network Conference
I don’t get to attend many conferences as I’m self-funded, but I’ll be attending the 2016 PPN Conference in Philadelphia March 17-18. Here’s the program: Day One 8:15 – 8:30 Welcome Remarks 8:30 – 9:30 Explore Evolving Health Care Threat Gamut: Employee Negligence to Criminal Attacks Investigators from the FBI and the Justice Department will…
MI: 700 Letters sent to wrong patients at Borgess Rheumatology
WWMT reports that Borgess Rheumatology is notifying approximately 700 patients who received letters intended for other patients. The mailing error occurred on December 9, 2015, and the medical practice learned of their error on December 10 and began contacting affected patients. According to a statement the news channel received, the letters contained names of patients and the…
AR: Tontitown Website Hacked; Computers Filled With Viruses
KFSM reports: A significant portion of Tontitown’s city computers have been shut down, after a series of viruses and hacks completely jammed computers. According to Mayor Paul Colvin, the viruses have severely slowed down computers within several city departments, including the water and police departments. Police Chief Joey McCormick said the city has been hacked…