Gordon Delaney reports: A Capital Health employee has lost her job after prying into confidential patient medical files and later telling one of those patients she couldn’t trust herself not to do it again. The patient, Mary Schinold, wants answers about the breach of privacy involving health records at Hants Community Hospital in Windsor. Schinold…
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101 Sites Defaced and threats of data leaks by Zhc in Operation 1m Vs NATO
Zhc( Z Company Hacking Crew ), THA( TheHackerArmy ) and a bunch of other hackers have struck out at a bunch of websites that have some importance. In the website defacing the back ground is a Pink Anonymous logo with black background (as seen above). The message that has been left all over these websites is fairly…
When Does HIPAA Apply to Banks?
Howard Anderson reports: The federal government has issued streamlined standards for electronic funds transfers that a health plan uses to pay a claim, as well for related electronic remittance advice. But despite the issuance of a new rule enacting the standards, it remains unclear under what circumstances the HIPAA privacy and security rules might apply to banks…
OpEurope In Effect by Anonymous
Yet another Operation has surfaced that is being carried out by hackers flying the anonymous flag and has a clear target since the recent LulzXmas attacks,* “Our next targets are schools, universities, and government institutions throughout Europe.” *says the release for the operation. The have so far attacked a few servers releasing logins and a screen shot…
WA: Renton Doctor Office Burglarized; CDs with patients' SSN and medical information stolen
ID Experts released this substitute notice in media on behalf of their client: The office of Paul C. Brown, M.D., P.S., was burglarized the weekend of October 14, 2011. The thieves broke into the office and stole various pieces of office equipment including CDs containing patient information data from 1993 – 2004. Upon discovery of…
UK: Receptionist unlawfully accessed sister-in-law’s medical details
A receptionist who unlawfully obtained her sister-in-law’s medical records in order to find out about the medication she was taking has been found guilty of an offence under section 55 of the Data Protection Act. Usha Patwal, of Romford, was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £614 prosecution costs by Havering…