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Hacked in the U.S.A.: China’s Not-So-Hidden Infiltration Op

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dissent

Chris Strohm, Michael Riley, and Jordan Robertson report: The vast cyber-attack in Washington began with, of all things, travel reservations. More than two years ago, troves of personal data were stolen from U.S. travel companies. Hackers subsequently made off with health records at big insurance companies and infiltrated federal computers where they stole personnel records…

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Schefter says he “could and should have done more” before posting JPP medical records

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dissent

Mike Florio writes that ESPN’s Adam Schefter has commented on the controversy over his tweeting a hospital medical record concerning Jason Pierre-Paul: The four-letter network issued a seven-word statement defending the move on Wednesday night, and Schefter previously said nothing about the situation. He has now addressed the matter with Richard Deitsch of SI.com. “I know news…

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Medical documents found in confetti for women’s soccer parade

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Dissent

Well, this is not the first time we’ve seen personal information in a ticker tape parade.  We saw it in 2009 when the Yankees were honored in the Canyon of Heroes and some folks dumped unshredded or inadequately shredded  papers. It also happened during the 2012 NY Giants Super Bowl parade and then the Macy’s Thanksgiving…

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Customers of Anthem say ID theft proliferating

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Dissent

On Thursday, I had this exchange with @dapnwmomster on Twitter: @PogoWasRight Many Anthem customers had their info used by hackers filing false tax returns – the identity protection they provided FAILED. — Wendy G (@dapnwmomster) July 9, 2015 @dapnwmomster I’m not sure how plaintiffs can prove the info used in fraudulent filings was from Anthem given…

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AZ: Court audit shows limited security breach of files

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Dissent

Raquel Hendrickson reports: An independent review of sealed court files in Pinal County turned up a much lower number of incidents of unauthorized access than the Clerk of the Court alleged, but still showed a breach. A review team from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) found 6 percent of 732 criminal cases may…

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center agrees to settle potential violations of HIPAA; Settlement Highlights Importance of Safeguards When Using Internet Applications

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Dissent

HHS has announced a settlement with St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (SEMC) that relates to two potential HIPAA violations – neither of which have been reported previously on this site or PHIprivacy.net and neither of which appear on HHS’s public breach tool: St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability…

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