Sarah Frank reports: The number of breached patient medical records in Ontario continues to climb as a case involving the Peterborough Regional Health Centre is set to go to a Toronto Court of Appeal later this month. Among a number of hospitals who’ve discovered breaches in the past couple years, Peterborough’s will be the first…
FL: Principal in $28.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
This case involved medical identity theft. A Florida owner and operator of multiple physical therapy rehabilitation facilities was sentenced in federal court in Tampa this week to serve 11 years in prison for his role in organizing a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving physical and occupational therapy services. Luis Duluc, 54, of Tampa, pleaded guilty…
Owners of Orlando Health Care Clinic Charged with $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Where did they get the patient info? Charges have been unsealed against husband and wife owners of an Orlando health care clinic for their roles in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $3 million in allegedly fraudulent claims to Medicare. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida…
Banks: Credit Card Breach at Bebe Stores (updated)
Brian Krebs reports that it appears that customer payment card data from BeBe‘s has been hacked. Update: BeBe has now confirmed the breach. As Reuters reports: The exposed data may have included cardholder names, account numbers, expiration dates and verification codes, the apparel retailer said on Friday. The company said the affected transactions were made…
Doctor Who Stole Personal Information of Nearly 100,000 NRAD Associates Patients Arrested
There’s an update to the NRAD Associates breach (see also updates here). From the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office today: Nassau County, NY – December 4, 2014 – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrest of a Great Neck doctor responsible for stealing the protected personal and health information of tens…
Alleged Heartbleed hacker faces more charges in Canada Revenue Agency case
The Toronto Star reports that more charges have been laid against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes who had been charged with using Heartbleed to extract data from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Until now, he had (only) been charged with with one count of unauthorized use of a computer and one count of mischief in relation to data. An expanded RCMP investigation produced…