Julie Hirschfield Davis reports: Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, resigned under pressure on Friday, one day after the government revealed that two sweeping cyberintrusions at the agency had resulted in the theft of the personal information of more than 22 million people, including those who had applied for sensitive security…
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Howard University Hospital patients received letters meant for others
Julie Zauzmer reports: More than 1,400 Howard University Hospital patients accidentally received letters intended for other patients with the same last names, the university disclosed on Friday. The letters contained only the patients’ names, their account numbers and the dates that they visited Howard University doctors, not any other personal information, the university said in…
Army National Guard announces data breach; establishes call center
From their press release: Former and current members of the Army National Guard could be affected by a breach of personal information, Guard officials said today. This incident is unrelated to the breach of federal civilian employee personal information reported last week and on Thursday by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), officials confirmed. “All…
Audits find data security lapses at L.A. County agencies
Ouch. Abby Sewell reports: Security lapses in several departments of Los Angeles County government put residents’ medical information, Social Security numbers and other sensitive information at risk of being stolen, three recent audits have found. Probation, Public Health and Public Social Services, which dispenses welfare benefits, failed to deactivate computer login codes for hundreds of…
Hospital investigating leak of Jason Pierre-Paul’s medical information
More on a privacy breach previously noted on this blog. Henry McKenna reports: The hospital treating Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has begun searching for the cause of a data breach, which allowed ESPN reporter Adam Schefter to share Pierre-Paul’s medical records on Twitter on Wednesday. The documents showed Pierre-Paul was scheduled for a right…
OH: Elyria hospital patients’ records improperly accessed by worker
Brad Dicken reports: The personal and medical information on nearly 300 patients at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center was improperly accessed by a now-fired hospital employee. Hospital spokeswoman Alicia Reale said Thursday that an internal investigation was launched May 13 after it was discovered that an employee had accessed the hospital’s electronic medical record system…