Over on I’ve Been Mugged, George Jenkins describes what he learned when he and his wife really pursued the question of how Medical Informatics Engineering had wound up with his wife’s personal information caught up in their breach. It’s a long – but important – read, as it highlights routine business practices that may come…
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Hatch, Wyden Announce Markup of Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Identity Theft and Tax Refund Fraud
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced the Committee will mark up an original bipartisan bill to curb identity theft and tax refund fraud on Wednesday, September 16, in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:00 a.m. “Protecting the private information of taxpayers at the Internal Revenue Service should be of highest…
Sutter Health reports breach involving billing documents
Cathy Locke reports: Sutter Health announced Friday that it is notifying 2,582 patients that personal information was included in electronic versions of billing documents that a former employee emailed to a personal account without authorization. For all but two of the affected patients, no Social Security numbers, financial information or driver’s license data were included,…
Highmark’s statement on the Excellus BlueCross BlueShield security breach.
Highmark is alerting its members that their data may have been caught up in the Excellus breach if they obtained services from BCBS while traveling in another service area than their primary coverage. Highmark was notified of a data breach involving another large health insurer. We want to ensure that you are also aware of…
CVS confirms customer data stolen in PNI Digital Media attack (updated)
There’s an update to the PNI Digital Media breach that affected the online photo centers for major retailers such as CVS, Costco, Walmart, RiteAid, Sam’s Club. The breach was first disclosed over the summer, but now AP reports that investigators for CVS have not only confirmed the hack, but some customers’ information may have been…
MI: Oakland Family Services security breached, 16K clients affected
John Turk reports: Pontiac-based OaklandFamily Services, a community outreach organization, is investigating a security breach that could have affected 16,000 clients in the area. An unknown person gained access to the email account of an employee in July, which resulted in the potential viewing of protected health information. Read more on Daily Tribune. The full text…