Shawn Logan reports: An undisclosed number of clients of a Calgary-based medical cannabis referral agency have had their personal medical information compromised in an electronic data breach, the company says. Natural Health Services Ltd., which operates Canada’s largest referral network of medical cannabis patients, informed clients last week that their personal health records had been…
NC: Man accused of trying to extort former employer by releasing customers’ private information
WSOCTV reports: A man accused of trying to extort his former employer by threatening to release thousands of people’s personal and private information stood before a federal court judge for the first time Monday morning. The government said Matthew Moebius worked for a Statesville company for 13 years and had access to customers’ information. Court papers…
Woman Sues Northwestern Medicine Over Alleged Insider Wrongdoing that Exposed Her Medical Information on Twitter
Suzanne Le Mignot reports: A woman at the center of a lawsuit says Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group did not inform her of a privacy breach of her medical records until she called after seeing the records posted on social media. Gina Graziano calls it a breach of trust and said Northwestern should have better…
Thousands of health records and doctor’s notes were exposed daily
Zack Whittaker reports: A health tech company was leaking thousands of doctor’s notes, medical records, and prescriptions daily after a security lapse left a server without a password. The little-known software company, California-based Meditab, bills itself as one of the leading electronic medical records software makers for hospitals, doctor’s offices, and pharmacies. The company, among other…
Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online
Joseph Cox reports: Elsevier, the company behind scientific journals such as The Lancet, left a server open to the public internet, exposing user email addresses and passwords. The impacted users include people from universities and educational institutions from across the world. It’s not entirely clear how long the server was exposed or how many accounts…
Boxes of documents including possible personal tax information showed up at a Marshall Co. recycling center, investigation underway
Laura Christmas reports from Alabama: Monday morning when employees came to work at a Marshall County recycling center, they found boxes of documents that included people’s personal information in what looked like personal tax documents. Some of the papers had a company name listed: Professional Tax & Accounting, which has three offices in Birmingham, Jasper,…