Brett Ruskin reports: A privacy breach has revealed the personal information of dozens of Canadian military members, including names, ranks, service numbers, home addresses, home phone numbers, as well as names of spouses and children. The documents are freely available to anyone who requests the file at the Federal Court of Canada. “That sort of information…
Lost and Found: Ventura County Health Care Agency notifies patients of breach
The Ventura County Star reports that 777 patients of the Ventura County Health Care Agency have been notified of a breach that happened in July because an employee took paperwork home and then couldn’t find it. The data reportedly included names, birth dates and medical history. Two cases involved financial data including Social Security numbers. The files…
North Korea only has 28 websites, according to leak of official data
Justin McCurry reports: The internet is awash with news and comment about North Korea, from its nuclear tests to speculation about the health of its leader, Kim Jong-un. But its own contribution to the world wide web is tiny, according to a leak that revealed the country has just 28 registered domains. The revelation came after…
MA: Codman Square Health Center notifies members after breach at NEHEN
Notice of breach of unsecured health information This is a notice for patients whose information is accessible through New England Healthcare Exchange Network (NEHEN). On July 13, 2016, Codman Square Health Center was notified that a health information exchange was accessed without authorization and against Codman’s policies. The individual accessed information of many individuals that…
KidsPeace announces possible client information breach
Dan Sheehan reports on a possible breach involving records that were created solely to document that patients’ medical and treatment records had been securely destroyed. Yes, this would be an appropriate place to insert an “oi veh.” SCHNECKSVILLE — A box containing confidential client health information disappeared from an office at KidsPeace, but the agency says it…
Corporate Judgment Call: When to Disclose You’ve Been Hacked
Tatyana Shumsky reports: Companies are getting hacked more frequently but aren’t disclosing the incidents in their regulatory filings, a trend that worries investors. Just 95 of the nation’s roughly 9,000 publicly listed companies have informed the Securities and Exchange Commission of a data breach since January 2010, according to an analysis of their filings by…