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New York State Office of Mental Health Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research notified over 500 of lost laptop

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Dissent

The New York State Office of Mental Health Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research notified 563 research participants (?) of a lost laptop. The notification to HHS was made on April 10, but I can find no notice on the state’s web site or on the institute’s web site to explain what happened or…

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U.S. HealthWorks notifying employees of laptop theft

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Dissent

U.S. HealthWorks, a Dignity Health member, is notifying employees that one of their fellow employees screwed them by  leaving a laptop with their unencrypted name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and job title in a car, from where it was stolen overnight. Well, they don’t describe it that way, but that’s the net result,…

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FL: Former Employee of the U.S. Postal Service and Co-Defendant Sentenced for Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Dissent

Two individuals, including a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service, have been sentenced for their participation in an identity theft tax refund fraud scheme. Shawn Hawes, 34, of Miami, was sentenced to 62 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.  Kelly Urseles Roberts, 39, of Miami, was sentenced on May 19, 2015 to…

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Buffalo Heart Group discovers insider wrongdoing involving patient information

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Dissent

Jill Perkins of WKBW in Buffalo, New York posted a statement from attorneys for the Buffalo Heart Group: The Buffalo Heart Group, LLP, a local medical practice, uncovered a serious breach of its computer system that took place in the Spring, 2014 and affected between 500 and 600 of its patients. The recently completed internal…

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Jersey City Medical Center employee gaffe exposed patients’ PHI in e-mail attachment

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Dissent

Add Jersey City Medical Center to entities experiencing an e-mail breach of PHI. From their statement of April 20, 2015: On February 19, 2015, as part of routine hospital operations, an employee of Jersey City Medical Center accidentally sent an e-mail meant for internal use that included an attached spreadsheet with some patient information to…

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Credit Unions, Trades Sue Home Depot

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dissent

Peter Strozniak reports: A consolidated class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, Ga. Wednesday listed 37 credit unions, 16 state leagues, CUNA and 11 banks that claimed the 2014 Home Depot data breach caused billions of dollars in fraud losses and more than $150 million in card reissuance costs. Read more on Credit Union…

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