Update of March 16: This was reported to HHS as affecting 105,094 patients. Bone & Joint has not replied to DataBreaches’ inquiry as to whether this was a ransomware incident or not. The Bone & Joint Clinic in Wisconsin has notified current and former employees as well as current and former patients of a data…
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UNC data leak exposes more than 1,000 Social Security numbers
WRAL reports: A data leak at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has exposed more than 1,000 Social Security numbers. The university said human error played a role in tax forms that were sent to the wrong people. The leak happened in late January. It included names, addresses, Social Security numbers and tax…
3,400 death registry records accessed in Hawaii Department of Health data security breach
We do not see many breach notifications from Hawaii, but KHON made us aware of this reminder to disable access when an external employee terminates employment: HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) will send out notification letters regarding unauthorized access to the DOH Electronic Death Registry System (EDRS), by the end of…
Capitol Hill data breach more ‘extensive’ than previously known
Sean Lyngaas reports: A sweeping cybersecurity breach of congressional members’ private information was more extensive than previously known and affects not only House lawmakers and their staff but also Senate employees. The Senate sergeant-at-arms alerted Senate staff about the breach Thursday in an email obtained by CNN. The compromised data is “extensive,” and includes sensitive data such…
Cerebral Inc. notifying 3,179,835 patients of tracking technologies breach
Cerebral Inc. has notified HHS of a breach affecting 3,179,835 individuals. They are the latest entity to report a breach due to exposing personal or protected health information data through tracking analytics. According to April Strauss, Esq.: On March 6, 2023, Cerebral began sending emails to users of its platforms, admitting that it uses pixels…
Boonton Police Captain Allegedly Steals Computer Towers, Internal Affairs Records
Frank L. Cahill reports: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin confirmed charges against a Boonton police captain who allegedly stole his internal affairs records and computer hardware containing police data from the Boonton Police Department. Stephen Jones, 42, of Toms River, has been charged with computer theft, tampering with public records, and other offenses in connection…