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Lawsuit filed against Elgin clinic over P2P breach

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Dissent

Steven Ross Johnson reports on a lawsuit involving P2P filesharing and patient data: Officials from a local medical clinic remained silent Monday about claims they allowed sensitive information on AIDS patients to be leaked. Calls to the Open Door Clinic of Greater Elgin, 164 Division St., were not returned Monday. The allegations, made in a…

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Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of American adults

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Dissent

Ellen Messmer reports: Identity thieves are not only interested in tapping financial resources, but are also after your medical identification data and services. Medical identity theft typically involves stolen insurance card information, or costs related to medical care and equipment given to others using the victim’s name. Roughly 5.8% of American adults have been victimized,…

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10 South Floridians arrested in Social Security investigation

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Dissent

Diane C. Lade reports: State insurance fraud officials said Tuesday they have arrested 10 South Floridians accused of using two stolen Social Security numbers to find jobs. State regulators suspect 30 others used the same two numbers and expect to apprehend more individuals. Officials said the case exemplifies the most common type of identity theft…

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Woman charged with stealing patients’ identities

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Dissent

Chuck Weber reports: Detectives have arrested a West Palm Beach-area woman, accusing her of stealing personal information of diabetes patients. Tuesday Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detectives arrested 35-year old Erika Morales, and served a search warrant at her home. Detective Bill Griffin said Morales stole identities of clients of the medical supply company, Diabetes Direct…

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TD Ameritrade data theft settlement talks resume

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Dissent

A lawsuit over the theft of contact information for more than 6 million TD Ameritrade customers has been ordered into mediation, so the search for a satisfactory settlement will continue. Last fall, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco rejected a proposed settlement last fall that offered anti-spam software and a promise of tighter…

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Personal Documents from DHEC Found in Recycling Bin

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Dissent

The Department of Health and Environmental Control has asked the SC Law Enforcement Division to look into allegations that DHEC documents were found in the City of Columbia public recycling bin located behind state agency office buildings on Bull Street. DHEC has recovered and secured the documents, and turned them over to SLED. SLED officials…

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