Fox29 reports: After some hesitation and much confusion, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Frantz Felisma plead guilty to identity theft and device fraud in federal court Thursday. Federal investigators say Felisma used his department issued laptop, and his access to a law enforcement database, to steal personal information from at least 15 people. Felisma then…
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KY: Confidential info taken from 160,000 Med Center Health patients
Bowling Green Daily News staff report: Med Center Health announced Tuesday that certain patient billing information may have been compromised. The information included name, address, Social Security number, health insurance information, diagnosis and procedure codes, and charges for medical service. However, the information obtained did not include patient medical records. This incident only affected patients…
Texas Man Charged with Damaging Computers, Deleting Patient Records at Western PA Healthcare Facility
PITTSBURGH – A Texas resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer and Wire Fraud, United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today. The two-count indictment, returned on Feb. 28, 2017, named Brandon A. Coughlin, 29, of Houston, Texas, as the sole defendant….
Thousands of Psychiatrist’s Patient Records Stored in Basement of House He Rented Out
Phil Rogers, Katy Smyser and Alexis Positano report that a tenant renting a house from a psychiatrist has repeatedly reported that there are now thousands of patients’ files being stored, inadequately secured, in the basement – but no one seems to be doing anything about it – including HHS. According to the reporters: Through his…
Vermont Department of Labor details data security breach at third party Vendor
America’s Joblink Alliance – a provider of the nationwide web-based database Joblink, which is used by the State of Vermont – has notified the State that the job seeker functionality of its website was compromised by a malicious software. The Joblink system, which is also used by nine other states, is a standalone system and…
UNC Health Care notifies 1,300 prenatal patients of potential breach
Abbie Bennett reports: UNC Health Care is alerting its prenatal patients that their confidential medical information may have been shared with their home county, including Social Security numbers, sexually-transmitted disease information and more. Women seen for prenatal appointments at two UNC Health Care obstetric clinics between 2014 and 2017 may have filled out a form…