One of the recent additions to HHS’s public breach tool was an entry for Graybill Medical Group in California, who reported a breach that affected 1,863 patients. A notice on their web site explains that on October 20, they notified affected patients whose protected health information was accidentally disclosed when x-ray films slated for secure destruction were mistakenly placed in…
What's behind the dramatic rise in medical identity theft?
A decentralized U.S. health system, increasing digitization of records, and demand in the black market are fueling a surge in thefts, Laura Shin reports on Fortune.
IE: Data breach investigated after Irish Water discloses bank details of at least 10 customers
Elaine Edwards reports: Irish Water is investigating a data breach after it sent bank details relating to a number of individuals to the wrong people. The issue emerged after one man tweeted yesterday that the utility had sent his bank information to his landlord. Paul Keogan, from Dublin, said his landlord had phoned him on Sunday…
Flowers Hospital fraud case update: Defendant seeks to withdraw guilty plea, claims others involved
Dothan First reports: Just days before he is scheduled to be sentenced on identity theft charges the man arrested for stealing patient’s personal information from Flowers Hospital is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea. Karmarian Millender claims he is not the only one involved in the scheme. He also claims to be a victim of…
Indian Health Service addresses data breach by contract physician
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Indian Health Service (IHS) has been responding to a breach by a contract physician that affected patients at three IHS facilities. The IHS, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. On…
First National Bank website exposed private information
Jan Vermeulen of MyBroadband reports: First National Bank’s online card tracking facility exposed the names, ID numbers, phone numbers, and delivery addresses of clients to anyone who knows what the reference number for the tracking service looks like. These reference numbers are sequential, so if you know one it is very easy to guess others…