Gareth Arnold reports: Confidential medical records have been fly tipped, lost, emailed to the public and even faxed to a vet. Staff at several trusts have been dismissed for data protection breaches including accessing patients’ records without permission, losing notes and sharing details with third parties. Since 2011, Medway NHS Foundation Trust has recorded 10…
Oops: After Threatening Hacker With 440 Years, Prosecutors Settle for a Misdemeanor
Andy Greenberg reports: Thanks in part to America’s ill-defined hacking laws, prosecutors have enormous discretion to determine a hacker defendant’s fate. But in one young Texan’s case in particular, the Department of Justice stretched prosecutorial overreach to a new extreme: about 440 years too far. Last week, prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas reached…
FL: Baptist Primary Care: Former employee found with patient information during traffic stop
Catherine Varnum reports that Baptist Primary Care is sending out hundreds of warnings to patients after a former worker was caught with private patient records: It’s an alert patients didn’t want to get: Their personal identity found in a former Baptist employee’s car. Action News was first tipped off to the potential security breach on a…
MN: Northfield Hospital & Clinics patients notified of breach after PHI accidentally disposed of improperly
From Northfield Hospital & Clinics web site on November 21: Patients to be notified of breach of patient information Northfield Hospital & Clinics is in the process of directly notifying 1,778 patients about a recent breach in the handling of protected patient information. The notification stems from an incident over a period of eight days…
Concerns raised over misplaced patient records at UNMCC
Ryan Luby reports: While battling a serious illness, no one wants to worry about their medical records ending up in the wrong hands or in the wrong place. Yet, while acting on a tip, 4 Investigates learned there were concerns raised about patient privacy at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center, or UNMCC. 4…
IE: Credit Union investigator fined €5k over data breach
Tom Tuite provides the update on a previously reported breach: A private investigator has been fined €5,000 after he was convicted of breaking data protection laws by obtaining private personal information held by gardai and the ESB. Judge John O’Neill heard that credit unions hired the services of former garda Michael J Gaynor, now trading as…