Quick note to point out that three of TheDarkOverlord’s victims have reported their breaches to HHS, although the numbers they report do not always match what had been claimed by TDO and previously reported in the media: Midwest Orthopedic Pain and Spine reported that 29,153 patients (not 48,000) were affected; Athens Orthopedic Clinic reported that 201,000…
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Walgreens avoids penalty after 9-year privacy breach investigation
I have been following this case from the beginning and wondering why the heck HHS didn’t come down on Walgreens like they did on their competitors CVS and RiteAid. And now we learn that OCR just closed the case with no penalty? Seriously? So CVS and RiteAid get clobbered by both the FTC and HHS/OCR, and Walgreens…….
Personal information for hundreds of people found along CLE roadside
NewsNet5 in Cleveland reports: The City of Cleveland is trying to determine who dumped the personal information of hundreds of northeast Ohio residents along the roadside on Train Avenue. The personal information was strewn along a mile stretch of roadway, at five different dumping sites, and included; tax returns, mortgage information, canceled checks, addresses, social…
What HHS may not do, a state might
Back in June, 2014, this site noted two breaches disclosed by Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego that involved patient data being disclosed to job applicants. Later that month, we learned that in the process of investigating the two known breaches, Rady uncovered two more such breaches. Rady duly notified HHS in June, 2014. More than two years later, there…
TN: 1,800 possibly affected by Anderson County government computer breach
WATE reports: Anderson County government officials and the sheriff’s office are investigating a possible computer security breach. County Law Director Jay Yeager sent a memo to all elected officials, school system employees, school board members, veterans service members and county contractors that there had been a “potential system-wide breach” of the main courthouse server. Yeager…
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme Involving IRS “Get Transcript” Database
And here’s a follow-up to another case involving stolen identity tax refund fraud: A Houston, Texas, man was sentenced to more than two years in prison Monday for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division…