As seen on their site: Denton Heart Group (the “Clinic”), a member of HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN) is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident involving some of that information. On January 11, 2017, we learned that an external computer hard drive was stolen from…
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BJC HealthCare Raising St. Louis Notifies Participants of Unencrypted Emails
As seen on their site: BJC HealthCare has notified 644 current and former Raising St. Louis participants that identifying information was shared between participating program partners through unencrypted emails. This is outside of established protocols and BJC sincerely regrets this error. However, no information related to Social Security numbers or other financial information was included…
CA: Tarleton Medical discloses breach involving protected health information
Note: the following notification is not from the health center at Tarleton State University, but from a family medicine practice in Rancho Mirage, California owned by Harold L. Tarleton, M.D. I am writing to inform you of a data security incident that may have affected your personal information. Tarleton Medical (“TM”) is committed to providing excellence in…
Veridian Credit Union sues Eddie Bauer for failing to prevent data breach
Matt Day reports that another retailer has been sued by financial institutions hoping to recover their costs of a breach. Veridian Credit Union filed suit, seeking class-action status, in Seattle federal court this week. The complaint alleges negligence on the retailer’s part and seeks to compensate financial institutions for costs related to reissuing stolen credit and…
NY: Clients’ Personal Info Exposed Near Shuttered David Barton Gym
Ray Villeda reports: Paperwork containing the personal information of clients at a shuttered David Barton Gym in downtown Manhattan was found strewn across the heavily-trafficked streets in the area Thursday. News 4 cameras exclusively captured photocopies of identification cards, passports and visa information that had apparently been submitted with gym waivers for the luxury fitness…
Stolen personal information found at home of Turlock woman
ModBee reports: Turlock Police found stolen property belonging to dozens of victims when they conducted a probation search on Tuesday at the home of a woman who last month was arrested on suspicion of breaking into a mailbox. Detectives, along with Community Outreach Response and Engagement officers and Stanislaus County probation officers, searched the home of 33-year-old…