Jason’s Deli (www.jasonsdeli.com) is a family owned business known for high-quality food and catering services for over 40 years. It is headquartered in Texas and operates or franchises 266 restaurants in 28 states, with a reputation for award-winning quality and a strong relationship with our customers. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, our company was notified by…
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Miracle-Ear reports privacy breach of nearly 600 patients
Jackie Crosby reports: Plymouth-based hearing aid company Miracle-Ear is reporting that excerpts of 554 patient records were compromised in a security breach to its e-mail system. The incident occurred Oct. 24, when “an unknown and unauthorized intruder” gained access to the e-mail account of an employee of parent company Amplifon, which handles the accounts and…
SSM Health notifying 29,000 patients of insider-wrongdoing breach
Samantha Liss reports: SSM Health said that a former employee inappropriately accessed the medical records of its patients in multiple states. Unclear of the full extent, SSM said it’s notifying all 29,000 patients whose records were ever accessed by this former call center employee. […] The former employee inappropriately accessed certain records over an eight-month…
Police say car lot took out loans on unsuspecting customers
Chris Hayes reports: ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – You could be a victim and not even know it. Police believe there may be other victims of Autoway Car Sales on St. Charles Rock Road. This morning, Pagedale police officers weaved through the car lot looking for connections between vehicles and other potential victims. Owner Anas…
HHS announces $2.3 million settlement with 21st Century Oncology for violations of HIPAA
I’m not sure why HHS delayed a few weeks in announcing their settlement with 21st Century Oncology, as some of us reported the $2.3 million settlement earlier this month, but HHS has now issued a press release: Failure to protect the health records of millions of persons costs entity millions of dollars 21st Century Oncology,…
H&R Block employee gave drug dealer access to client information, charges state
Phoebe Tollefson reports: An H&R Block employee let a man who sold him pot “help himself” to filing cabinets containing customer information earlier this year in order to settle a debt, prosecutors allege. James Maurice Palmer, 27, faces charges of forgery and identity theft, both felonies, stemming from the incident in April. Read more on…