Southwest Community Health Center (“Southwest”) recently discovered an event that may affect the security of protected health information stored within our environment. This notice is meant to provide information about the event, steps taken since discovering the incident, and what potentially affected individuals can do to better protect against identity theft and fraud. On Saturday,…
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Austin patient info could have leaked online as early as 2013, local clinic says
Katie Hall reports: A data breach at a local clinic caused the information of about 2,0000 (sic) patients to leak online, the Austin doctor’s office announced Monday. Names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, medical account numbers, preferred language, race and ethnicity were disclosed, Victory Medical Center said in a news release Monday….
Privacy Breach at Beverly Hills Clinic Puts Thousands of Patients, Some Celebrities, at Risk
CBS reports: A massive privacy breach at an exclusive Rodeo Drive plastic surgery clinic has put thousands of patients at risk, including some of L.A.’s most rich and famous. A spokesperson for Dr. Kadri says some of his clients are celebrities whose medical records may now be in jeopardy. That’s because the records of 15,000…
Woman stole info of 150 patients at Charlotte area medical practice
Joe Marusak reports: A Charlotte woman on Wednesday admitted to stealing the personal identification information of more than 150 patients at a Charlotte area medical practice. Keniona Thomas, 24, pleaded guilty in federal court in Charlotte to one count of identity theft for stealing the information from patient files, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Prosecutors…
Stephenville Medical & Surgical Clinic notifies patients after data sent to another patient in error
I wonder if this incident really occurred on May 19, 2016, or if that was a typo and they meant to write “2017.” Their press release: Stephenville, Texas, May 31, 2017 / Stephenville Medical & Surgical Clinic, P.A. (SMSC) , a multi-specialty clinic serving the Stephenville, Texas area, disclosed it was involved in a data…
Former Tufts Health Plan employee sentenced for stealing patient info
There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site. Scott J. Croteau reports: A former Tufts Health Plan employee was sentenced in federal court after she stole the personal information of more than 8,700 customers and gave them to her brother and another man involved in a Social Security and tax refund scheme….