Jane M. Von Bergen reports: Keystone Mercy Health Plan and AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan said Tuesday that a portable computer drive containing the names, addresses, and health information of 280,000 Medicaid members in Pennsylvania has been lost. The affiliated companies together insure 400,000 people on medical assistance in Pennsylvania. The companies said the portable computer…
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How not to get a job: Computer consultant accused of hacking into Houston Healthcare database
Becky Purser reports: A 21-year-old computer consultant is accused of hacking into Houston Healthcare’s database. Christopher Stewart Wheeler of Warner Robins was charged with one count of theft by taking, four counts of computer theft and five counts of computer invasion of privacy, according to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office website. District Attorney Rabb…
Spanish national pleads guilty to ATM skimming in Pennsylvania
A foreign national from Spain pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring with a Romanian national to install electronic skimming devices on PNC Bank ATMs located throughout Western Pennsylvania in April and May of this year, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Felipe Juan Lopez, 34, of Spain, pleaded guilty to one count…
Today’s WTF moment: Yeah, I failed at protecting your data. Please vote for me.
Maybe he thinks any publicity is good publicity, but the Jackson Hewitt franchise owner who was caught dumping employee and client files containing personal information has announced that he’s running for City Council. News4Jax reports: A former tax service franchise owner who admitted Monday to dumping employees’ and customers’ personal information in the trash outside…
Carolina West Wireless customer data found during vehicle search
Authorities are trying to determine how men in Beaumont, Texas, ended up with papers that had personal financial information of Wilkesboro-based Carolina West Wireless customers, said Wilkesboro Police Chief Robert Bowlin. Bowlin said a Beaumont Police Department detective contacted Carolina West on Sept. 30 and said Beaumont police had found 121 documents related to Carolina…
WI: Former Adecco employee implicated in ID thefts of Milwaukee County workers
A former contracted employee for the Milwaukee County human resources department faces an identify theft charge – and so does her boyfriend. 26-year-old Starlita Sims and 25-year-old Christopher Lee Jackson are each charged with one felony count. But Sheriff David Clarke said Monday that the couple is suspected of stealing the identities of over 30…