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Data security glitch on Verizon Wireless exposes woman’s personal data

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dissent

Joe M. Douglass reports: …Tomi told Joe she lost her phone last summer after her husband passed away in a motorcycle accident. She says she decided to give up her old phone number and ended up using her late husband’s phone instead. Last week, Tomi says three of her family members got strange, nonsensical text…

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Bipartisan Data Security Draft Unveiled, Subcommittee to Review Next Week

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dissent

WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan members of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today announced draft legislation to tackle the nation’s growing data security challenges. The “Data Security and Breach Notification Act” is a comprehensive plan to help safeguard sensitive consumer information and shield Americans from the consequences of cyber attacks. The subcommittee is scheduled to…

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Jury rules in favor of Sonoma County employee in privacy case

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dissent

This is a follow-up to a case noted previously on this blog. Paul Payne reports: Jurors on Thursday found a Santa Rosa man was not entitled to monetary damages from a neighbor he claimed used her position as a Sonoma County social worker to pry into his confidential files and embarrass him. The panel deliberated about a day…

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Uber sued over breach involving 50,000 drivers’ information

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dissent

Daniel Siegal reports that Uber has been sued in federal court in California over the breach involving 50,000 drivers’ names and driver’s license numbers. You can read his report on Law360 if you have a subscription.

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San Francisco General Hospital notifies 2,500 patients that doctor removed copies of their records from the hospital

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dissent

I had noted this breach on PHIprivacy.net, but since there’s an update today, I’ll repeat the original information here. On March 6, Erin Allday reported that a former UCSF doctor who was employed at San Francisco General Hospital from 2005 to 2013 had wrongfully removed copies of patient records from the medical center. Allday reported:…

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Aurora Health Care notifying caregivers of breach (updated)

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dissent

Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care is notifying current and former caregivers after discovering malware on some of their workstations and servers. The malware was discovered on January 27. A forensics investigation revealed that the malware was designed to intercept active sessions and capture login information when certain web sites – mostly financial and some social media –…

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