Brenda Faye Mason, 50, of Madison, has been arrested and faces charges for Medicaid fraud and identity theft, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Mason turned herself in Tuesday to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office following the indictment by a Madison County Grand Jury on multiple counts of Medicaid Fraud and one count of identity…
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FL: Employee of Home Health Care Company Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving a Patient’s Personal Identifying Information
I just received this press release from the IRS, Criminal Investigation: An employee of a home health care company in Broward County pled guilty for her participation in an identity theft fraud scheme involving a patient’s personal identifying information. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Kelly R. Jackson, Special…
CBS had data leak during March Madness: Security firm
Jessica Golden reports: CBS Sports may have exposed more than just your busted March Madness bracket. Mobile data management and security firm Wandera said it found a data leak on the CBS Sports app and mobile website during the college basketball tournament, allowing user data to possibly be compromised. CBS Sports denied any breach. The…
NY: Letter alleges HIPAA Violations at Buffalo medical group
7 Eyewitness News is looking into a letter detailing alleged HIPAA violations at a Buffalo medical group: The letter, sent on what appears to be Buffalo Medical Group letterhead, is apparently addressed to a patient claiming he is one of many patients whose personal information was compromised. The authors of the letter claim to be three anonymous…
American Fidelity Notifies Customers of Possible Data Disclosure
A press release from American Fidelity Assurance: American Fidelity recently learned of an incident that involves personal information of some of our Customers. The information did not include Social Security numbers. On February 15, 2016, debit card substantiation letters were mailed to some of our Customers. An error in the mailing process caused some of…
More details emerge on Florida Dept of Health Palm Beach County breach
As reported yesterday, more than 1,000 patients have been notified of a breach involving Florida DOH – Palm Beach County. DataBreaches.net has obtained some a few additional details. According to Timothy O’Connor, Public Health Communication Manager, Florida Department of Health – Palm Beach County, agents from the Justice Department first contacted the DOH in mid-February with a list and…