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OH: Patient records from defunct hospital found in dumpster

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Dissent

Natalie Tendall reports that hundreds of people’s identities and personal medical information was found in a dumpster by someone who contacted the police and news station. The documents contain social security numbers, birth dates and very private health information from hundreds of people in the area……  Hundreds of people’s private, health documents including STD test orders,…

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NH: Personal info of Dover volunteers mistakenly dumped

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Dissent

Kimberley Haas reports: Personal information for close to 160 volunteers in Dover’s school district — including their fingerprint cards and social security numbers — was “mistakenly destroyed” this fall, according to city officials. Between early September and the beginning of last month, a janitor working for S.J. Services in Danvers, Mass., bagged up numerous postmarked…

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Blue Cross Blue Shield mailing error disclosed 1,872 dental claims statements to other members

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Dissent

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

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Dissent

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,”…

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No backsies: Man convicted of Flowers Hospital ID theft loses appeal

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Dissent

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…

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Georgia to offer free credit monitoring following data breach

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Dissent

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.

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