Ponemon has released a new survey on data breaches in the healthcare sector. The Second Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security, sponsored by ID Experts, is available on their web site, but I want to pull out a few points from the results that I think are worth noting: The number of…
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UK: ICO levies two monetary fines to councils for e-mail gaffes that exposed sensitive information
The The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served monetary penalties to North Somerset Council and Worcestershire County Council after staff at both authorities sent highly sensitive personal information to the wrong recipients. The news comes as the Information Commissioner is pressing for stronger powers to audit data protection compliance across local government and the NHS….
Data theft results in court battle
LOS ANGELES, Nov 23, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Harris & Ruble, a prominent class-action law firm based in Los Angeles, announced their November 16, 2011, filing of a class-action lawsuit against Sutter Medical Foundation and Sutter Physician Services, alleging the medical provider did not properly safeguard medical information for more than 4 million of its…
$1B suit filed against Sutter Health over data breach
SACRAMENTO, CA – The theft of a computer during a break-in in October has spurred a $1B class action lawsuit against Sutter Health, according to a report published today by the Sacramento Bee. The computer contained data on more than 4 million patients. The suit was filed Nov. 21 in Sacramento Superior Court. In a…
Two potential class action lawsuits filed against Sutter Health (updated)
It was only a matter of time, right? Darrell Smith reports: Sutter Health is being sued for negligence and other allegations in the mid-October theft of a computer from Sutter Medical Foundation headquarters that held information on more than 4 million of its patients. The class-action suit, filed Monday on behalf of plaintiff Karen Pardieck…
UK: Central Essex Community Services breached Data Protection Act after book with mothers' and babies' information goes missing
Central Essex Community Services was found in breach of the Data Protection Act after the loss of a birth book containing information about the general health of 249 mothers and their babies. According to a press release issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office today, the book – which should have been stored in a locked filing cabinet –…