As Robert Lord of Protenus explains in the May issue of Compliance Today, pediatric patient data continues to remain not only vulnerable to criminals, but also quite valuable to them, in part because the medical records of these young patients provide criminals a blank slate upon which they can build a false identity. This—combined with the fact…
Category: U.S.
Authorities just learn of 2013 breach of Fitchburg city records that released Social Security numbers of 1,800 state residents
Elizabeth Dobbins reports: City officials discovered last month the Social Security numbers of 1,800 state residents were released in a breach of city records three and a half years ago, according to a report filed with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. “There was an unauthorized access of information that was held…
CVS pharmacy tech charged with 20 counts of identity theft
From Boston 25: A 22-year-old pharmacy technician faces numerous counts of identity theft after he was accused of stealing credit card information from customers at a Nashua CVS. Police say Bounhange Tang, 22, took photos of credit cards from 20 different customers at the pharmacy on Daniel Webster Highway and then looked up the customers’…
Hill Country Memorial Hospital notifies patients after employee email accessed without authorization
Hill Country Memorial Hospital (“Hill Country”) of Fredericksburg, Texas has advised its patients and some job applicants of a privacy event that may have compromised certain personal information. On April 21, HCMH issued the following press release: Hill Country Memorial Hospital (“Hill Country”) of Fredericksburg, Texas has advised its patients and some job applicants of…
SC: Greenwood County School District 50 notifies employees and parents of breach
Ariel Gilreath reports: About 3,300 people might be affected by a security breach after an unauthorized user logged in to four Greenwood County School District 50 employees’ emails as well as current and former employees’ payroll accounts in January and February. […] “There is also a limited number of students and student-parents impacted.” Read more…
Sadly, laptops stolen from cars are still a thing
From a notification filed on behalf of Donaldson Company, Inc.: On March 24, 2017, a Donaldson employee’s company-issued, user ID and password-protected laptop was stolen from the employee’s vehicle while it was located off Donaldson’s premises. On March 29, 2017, Donaldson discovered that the laptop contained, in electronic form, certain Donaldson employees’ personal information, specifically…