Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has introduced bipartisan legislation that will strengthen Washington’s data breach notification law to help Washingtonians protect their personal information. “Identity thieves are using increasingly sophisticated methods to hack into consumer databases and steal financial information,” said Ferguson. “We must update our laws to help consumers better protect themselves in…
House Dem revives major cyber bill
It’s baaaaaack. Cory Bennett reports: A senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Friday will reintroduce a controversial bill that would help the public and private sectors share information about cybersecurity threats. “The reason I’m putting bill in now is I want to keep the momentum going on what’s happening out there in the…
Hospital owners and doctors had no standing in its bank or patient records
John Wesley Hall writes: The operator of a small hospital corporation with at most 25 employees had no standing in the bank records of the corporation. Because they might have standing in their own offices doesn’t translate into standing over bank records. As to patient records, HIPAA confidentiality requirements don’t translate into standing to contest…
MA: Middlesex Asst. DA Charged With Leaking Confidential Info in Exchange for Drugs
Chris Caesar reports: A former Middlesex Assistant District Attorney was indicted Thursday on charges he accepted bribes and illegally slipped confidential information from his office to a drug dealer in exchange for painkillers. Stephen Gilpatric, 35, of Somerville allegedly leaked sensitive records—including a Board of Probation record, police report, photograph and other identifying information—about another…
‘Burglar’s shopping list’ security flaw fixed
Dave Lee reports: An online service recommended by most of the UK’s police forces has fixed a privacy flaw after being alerted by a security expert. Immobilise allows members of the public to add records to the National Property Register, detailing valuables in their homes. But security consultant Paul Moore discovered a flaw that made it…
CO: Patient given others' records in her discharge records
A patient who was recently discharged from The Medical Center of Aurora claims that she was also given the medical information of 20 other patients in her file. The Colorado-based hospital allegedly gave Karen Billings seven pages of operating room records after her Nov. 22 hospital release, according to a Fox31 report. Read more on HealthITSecurity.com.