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Woman sues Pennington County authorities for alleged violation of her civil rights

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Dissent

File this under “small breach, huge harm.” Mike Anderson reports that a woman is suing Pennington County because employees at City County Alcohol Drug Program (CCADP) violated federal law when they notified law enforcement that they had found a used syringe in her possession when she came to them, seeking help. Their notification appears taboo to me under…

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Fired after NFL player’s medical chart leaked to ESPN, worker sues

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Dissent

There’s an update to the case involving the breach of Jason Pierre-Paul’s medical information. Daniel Chang reports: A secretary fired from Jackson Health System on grounds she breached the privacy of New York Giants’ player Jason Pierre-Paul’s medical records has sued Miami-Dade’s public hospital network, denying she accessed the private information and saying her former…

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Loan Company Employee Sentenced for Stolen Identity Tax Fraud

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Dissent

Rashad Snellreports: A Montgomery County resident was sentenced to 48 months in prison for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama, and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Wendy Huff, 32, admitted that between…

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Illinois online voter registration portal hacked, information compromised

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Dissent

The state board of elections is reviewing just to what extent a hacker breached its online voter registration system. Illinois State Board of Elections General Counsel Ken Menzel said something flagged a breach in the online voter registration portal on July 12. He said the compromised information could be wide-ranging. “It would be a name…

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University of Mississippi Medical Center to pay $2.75M to settle HIPAA charges

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Dissent

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has agreed to settle multiple alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR’s investigation of UMMC was triggered by a breach of unsecured electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) affecting approximately…

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Sen. Donnelly Presses Northern Indiana VA on Wrongful Sharing of Veterans’ PHI

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Dissent

July 23, 2016 – Granger, Ind. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Northern Indiana Health Care System following recent and troubling reports that the VA had mistakenly sent veterans’ personal health information to the wrong veteran. Donnelly sent a letter to Jay Miller, Director of the Department of Veterans…

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