Jonathan Dame reports: Charles River Medical Associates says it lost a portable hard drive believed to contain personal information and x-ray images of everyone who received a bone density scan at its Framingham radiology lab within the past eight years. That is, 9,387 people. The practice mailed letters Monday to the patients whose medical records…
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Lawyer for Franklin Regional School District DDoS suspect seeks evidence suppression
Jeff Himler reports that the attorney for Michaela King, a former Franklin Regional School District student accused of launching cyber attacks in 2016 that affected local school districts, the Catholic diocese, and Westmoreland County government, has asked the court to suppress evidence in the case. …. King’s attorney, David Shrager, claims the consultant violated state and…
So easy children could do it? Centennial School District Hacked by Students
Travis Loose reports: The Centennial School District on Friday announced a security breach within its student information systems. District officials do not currently believe any important student information was taken, however the investigation is ongoing. Two Centennial High School students — a junior and senior, both under 18 — are responsible for data breach, school…
Vermont poised to act on data security
Elizabeth Hewitt reports: Vermont lawmakers are poised to take action to regulate data brokers in the coming months. Data brokers — companies that collect and maintain consumers’ personal information — have been in the spotlight after the credit report giant Equifax revealed that a security breach exposed the private information of millions of Americans. However,…
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Notice to Medicaid Patients of a Data Security Incident
January 5, 2018 – Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) takes the privacy and security of our patients’ information very seriously. Regrettably, this notice is regarding an incident in which some Medicaid patient information may have been compromised. On November 7, 2017, we learned an unauthorized third party had gained access to folders…
Florida officials: Hack exposed 30K Medicaid patients’ files
Jesse Byrne reports: Hackers might have accessed the medical records and other personal information of tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients in November, Florida official announced late Friday. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) said in a press release reported by The Associated Press that one of its employees was the “victim of a malicious phishing…