AP reports: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska said Thursday that it mistakenly disclosed personal dental claims information in statements to more than 1,800 customers. The company said a printing error caused some dental explanation of benefits forms to be sent to the wrong customers. The forms reveal treatment and services that the insurer paid…
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FL: LabCorp employee accused of stealing patient information for credit card fraud
AFTV reports: A Lake County woman used her job drawing blood for lab tests to steal patients’ identities, open up credit cards and go on shopping sprees, investigators said. Channel 9 found out Kadesa Sayles lost her job at LabCorp. “She had access to confidential information, which included Social Security numbers, as well as credit card numbers,”…
No backsies: Man convicted of Flowers Hospital ID theft loses appeal
Lance Griffin reports the latest in the case of a Flowers Hospital employee who was convicted of stealing patient information for a tax refund fraud scheme. The breach, which was first disclosed last year, has resulted in a lawsuit against the hospital and its parent company, as well as an interesting prosecution in which the…
Georgia to offer free credit monitoring following data breach
John Shirek reports: After a major data breach exposed more than six million voters’ personal information, Georgia’s secretary of state says the state will offer free credit monitoring and restoration to those affected. Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp said the free credit monitoring should help reassure voters. Read more on 11Alive.
Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin and Ohio hit by payment card breach
From their notice of December 1 (and no, this isn’t related to the Starwood properties’ breach disclosed recently): Kalahari Resorts recently became aware of a possible security incident involving credit and debit card data reportedly used at our food & beverage, retail and spa outlets at our Wisconsin (1305 Kalahari Dr., Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965)…
Computer company sues gaming establishment and its employees over alleged software theft
Vimbai Chikomo reports: The owner of a computer software company in Abita Springs is suing over claims of copyright infringement. On Nov. 9, Glenn Golden, the owner of G2 Database Marketing Inc., filled a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Clear Advantage Marketing, Wild Rose Entertainment, Wild Rose…