CBC News in Canada reports: Halifax police have detained a person after a breach of the Nova Scotia government’s freedom-of-information website that included access to personal information. More than 7,000 documents were accessed. About four per cent were determined to have “highly sensitive personal information,” according to government officials. They said the number of Nova Scotians affected is “in…
A covered entity’s responsibility to monitor a business associate is…. what?
There is yet another really informative post by Jeff Drummond of Jackson Walker. This one is about a CE’s responsibility to actively monitor a BA’s compliance. Jeff writes, in part: Lexology today led me to this article by Adam Green’s crew at Davis Wright Tremaine. It turns out, there is specific language in the December…
A Notice to Patients of West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Baptist Health has a long-standing commitment to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of patient information entrusted to us. We deeply regret that, despite our efforts and commitment to protecting patient privacy, we experienced a security breach at West Kendall Baptist Hospital that included some of our patients’ information. On March 9, 2018, we discovered that…
New EU fines will apply to ‘old’ data breaches
Oooh. Pay attention, EU. Peter Teffer reports: Companies operating in the EU that are currently hiding serious data breaches similar to those that rocked Facebook last month better disclose those before 25 May, or be prepared to pay serious fines. On that date, the EU’s new general data protection regulation (GDPR) will come into force….
NY: Why small villages continue to be low-hanging fruit for criminals
The New York State Comptroller conducted an audit of the Village of Alfred – Information Technology (2017M-236). Their report was released on April 6, 2018 — [read the complete report here: pdf]. Here’s the summary: Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Village’s information technology (IT) environment for the period…
MD: Bowie Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Identity Theft
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Sampson Sarpong, age 61, of Bowie, Maryland, today on charges related to a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs and aggravated identity theft. The indictment was returned on April 4, 2018, and unsealed today upon the arrest of Sarpong. The indictment was announced by Acting…