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Oops – don’t forget to scrub those drivers license images!

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Dissent

On March 20, 2015, attorneys for the Central Dauphin School District in Pennsylvania notified the Maryland Attorney General’s Office of a breach involving visitors’ drivers license images. The district has a security system that involves scanning visitors’ drivers licenses when they enter the administration building. The laptop that stored those images, which was provided by…

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FL: Orlando Health patient information allegedly found in neighborhood driveway

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Dissent

WFTV reports that Orlando Health has been sending out letters to some patients whose protected health information was disclosed when a patient list was found in a driveway. Henderson said the letter stated the patient list contained names, medical record numbers, account numbers and even diagnoses. It goes on to say it appears the list was…

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Illinois AG sues records storage company FileFax for dumping thousands of Suburban Lung Associates’ patients’ records

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to a breach that was first disclosed by CBS in Chicago in February. The incident, involving patients of Suburban Lung Associates, was reported to HHS in April as affecting 2,984 patients. The following is the press release from Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office: Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against…

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MI: FireKeepers Casino investigating possible data security breach

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Dissent

Lansing State Journal reports: FireKeepers Casino Hotel is investigating a possible data security incident involving the casino’s point of sale system, Vice President of Marketing Jim Wise said Wednesday. Wise said the investigation comes after the casino recently received “a couple of calls” from guests indicating concern about their bank or credit card statements. Wise…

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SC: Roper St. Francis Hospital notifying 360 patients about lost flash drive (updated)

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Dissent

WCSC reports that 360 patients of Roper St. Francis Hospital will be getting a letter about a lost flash drive that contained what a hospital spokesperson described as “limited patient information.” The information may be “limited,” but it still is sensitive: names, ages, diagnoses, and dates of procedures. Hospital officials say a thorough search and investigation was conducted, and…

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VA: Twins indicted for hacking, wire fraud, and ID theft

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Dissent

On April 30, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, 23, of Springfield, Virginia. They were charged with aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to access a protected computer without authorization, access of a protected computer without authorization, conspiracy to access a government computer without authorization, false…

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