Advanced Data Processing, a subsidiary of Intermedix Corp. that does business as ADPI, handles billing for a number of ambulance services throughout the U.S. The Florida-headquartered firm notified the California Attorney General’s Office this week that on October 1, they discovered a rogue employee had been accessing and disclosing patient information to others who used the information to file fraudulent…
Category: U.S.
This ‘n that
Some of what I’m reading this morning while working on my first cup of coffee: I was surprised to read that the Department of Defense is involved in notifying military members and families who paid state income taxes in South Carolina about the massive SC Department of Revenue breach. Does the DOD normally get involved…
More on the Wounded Warrior Project laptops theft
Back in September, I noted that a burglary at Wounded Warrior Project’s Jacksonville headquarters may have compromised some employees’ information. WWP’s notification to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office is now available online, and so we now have some additional details: Information on the stolen laptops included employees’ names, addresses, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, dates…
FL: Broward man pleads guilty in massive identity theft (updated)
Wayne K. Roustan reports that a former employee of an unnamed North Miami law firm was involved in an ID theft/tax refund scheme: Rodney Saintfleur, 28, of West Park, plead to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government, one count of access device fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said. Evidence…
Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Reports Data Breach; Individuals in Multiple States Could Be Affected
A company that produces some of the most well-known food brand products issued a press release yesterday: Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a producer, marketer and distributor of branded food products, today announced that the personal information of up to 1,818 individuals in up to 13 states plus Mexico may have been affected by a theft…
Documents + unattended vehicles = yes, again
Karen Dillon reports that mortgage loan documents from Pulaski Bank that included applicants’ tax returns and other sensitive information were stolen from an unattended vehicle in September. The documents had reportedly been stolen from a loan official’s car while it was parked at a gym. This type of breach is certainly not new… I’ve been covering…