Oof. Janene Pieters reports: The personal data of thousands of Utrecht residents was available for anyone to look at due to a so-called data leak at the municipality of Utrecht earlier this year, the Telegraaf reports based on documents received through the Freedom of Information Act. In total 316 pages of names with corresponding social…
Army Officer Among 2 Arrested By Delhi Police In Call Snooping Case
The Indo-Asian News Service reports: The Delhi Police has arrested two more persons, including a former Army officer, in its ongoing investigation in the pan-India call snooping racket case, officials confirmed today. The former army officer, Captain DK Giri along with another person was arrested a week ago. Police said there were allegedly involved…
Cardiology Associates, PC notifies patients of employee misconduct
From the web site of Cardiology Associates, P.C.: Cardiology Associates is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of our patients’ information. This notice is to inform our patients of an incident involving some patients’ personal information. We have no evidence that any patient information has been used in any way, but want to inform…
Ca: Grey Bruce Health Services fired employee who snooped in EMR
Grey Bruce Health Services posted the following notice on its site yesterday: Notice of Inappropriate Access to Electronic Medical Records August 30, 2016 Grey Bruce Health Services has recently completed an investigation into a privacy breach. This investigation was initiated after four individuals came forward with concerns about access to personal information within their electronic medical…
After a month of silence, University of New Mexico assists identity theft victims
Denicia Aragon reports: Over 1,000 former students and employees of UNM recently had their identity stolen from a University database, and after a month of silence, UNM has established a call center to assist victims of the incident. According to a University release, a decades-old UNM database containing names, birth dates, social security numbers, address,…
LabMD files for stay of FTC order
As expected, LabMD is seeking a stay of the FTC’s order while they appeal the Commission’s final order to a federal court. As I was reading their application, one particular footnote caught my eye, as it relates to the purpose of the raid on Tiversa that this site reported back in March. 3 The FBI raided Tiversa headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,…