WRGB reports: School officials are working to determine the source of a security breach they say had the potential to put student information at risk. Administrators say they were alerted to a hack on a district server, and have reached out to police and a cyber-security firm to investigate the problem. District officials say they…
IRS Statement on E-filing PIN Attack
Feb. 9 – The IRS recently identified and halted an automated attack upon its Electronic Filing PIN application on IRS.gov. Using personal data stolen elsewhere outside the IRS, identity thieves used malware in an attempt to generate E-file PINs for stolen social security numbers. An E-file pin is used in some instances to electronically file…
Almost 31,000 patients notified after laptop stolen from business associate Seim Johnson
From the ah-so-that-explains-it dept.: I had emailed Seim Johnson yesterday to inquire about a breach they reported to HHS that affected 30,972 patients. According to HHS’s breach tool, the incident, reported on February 8, involved the theft of a laptop. I haven’t received a response from Seim Johnson yet, but Community Hospital patients in McCook,…
Jackson Health: ‘Rogue’ employee suspected of stealing private patient information
Daniel Chang reports: A ‘rogue’ employee at Miami-Dade’s public hospital network, Jackson Health System, was placed on administrative leave for suspicion of stealing reams of private patient information over the last five years in a scheme that may have compromised more than 24,000 records, according to hospital officials. Evelina Reid, a hospital unit secretary and…
Former IRS employee pleads guilty in identity theft for tax refund fraud scheme
There’s a follow-up to an identity theft for refund fraud case involving a rogue IRS employee noted previously on this blog. Kent Faulk reports that Nakeisha Hall has pleaded guilty and agreed to restitution and forfeiture of $438,187, representing funds actually paid out by IRS as a result of the scheme. The United States Attorney’s Office…
91,000 Washington State Apple Health (Medicaid) clients notified of data breach (update1)
The Washington State Health Care Authority issued the following press release today: State notifies 91,000 Apple Health (Medicaid) clients of data breach by Health Care Authority employee Employment terminated for individuals involved in data breach; notifying the appropriate federal officials for further investigation and potential criminal review OLYMPIA – The Washington State Health Care Authority…