Holly Fletcher reports: A computer glitch at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee resulted in some member reports being sent to group benefit administrators. The breach did not include social security numbers, addresses, bank or financial information or health information. Because of the glitch, 657 employers who have accounts with BCBST received information meant for other companies…
Category: U.S.
University of Vermont Medical Center notifies 2,300 patients of phishing incident
The University of Vermont Medical Center takes seriously the privacy and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is regarding an incident involving some of that information. On May 24, 2017, we learned an unauthorized third party gained access to an employee’s email account on May 22, 2017. We immediately shut down the employee’s…
Tewksbury Hospital clerk snooped in patient records – for 14 years!
Felice J. Freyer reports: A clerk at the state-run Tewksbury Hospital inappropriately viewed the electronic medical records of 1,100 patients from 2003 to 2017, the Department of Public Health revealed Friday. The clerk, who no longer works at the hospital, had access to records as part of her job, but snooped into patient files she…
Over 5 million Social Security numbers exposed in Kansas breach: report
Morgan Chalfant reports: A breach of a Kansas Department of Commerce system exposed more than 5 million Social Security numbers to hackers, according to a report from a local news outlet. The Kansas News Service obtained information through a public records request that revealed that roughly 5.5 million Social Security numbers from individuals in 10 states were…
Vision Care Specialists, Inc., Notice of Data Breach
On May 22, 2017, Vision Care Specialists, Inc. (“VCS”) learned that on or about May 20, 2017 the VCS administrative office was burglarized. Immediately upon learning of the burglary, VCS contacted law enforcement who investigated the incident. VCS assessed the items that were stolen during the burglary, and determined that certain paper records containing patient…
U.S. Dept. Of Education Encourages Indiana To Improve Data Security
Claire McInerny reports: The U.S. Department of Education (USED) sent a letter to Superintendent Jennifer McCormick this month outlining problems with the Indiana Department of Education’s security around student data. The state receives grant money from USED for implementing security systems, which opened the state up to an audit. According to the USED letter, the audit’s “objective…