9News reports that Madison Street Provider Network, Inc., dba Omni Eye Specialists, Spivack Vision Center, Madison Street Surgery Center, Madison Street Anesthesia, and Madison Street Company Nurse Practitioner said they were a target of a data breach and will be notifying patients. Stay tuned, as there’s no notification on any web site(s) yet.
Bay Area Bioscience Association (BayBio) notifies online customers of breach
The following notification template was submitted to the California Attorney General’s Office yesterday: Dear BayBio Customer, It has come to our attention that sometime within the past two weeks the security of our online payment system was breached. We believe an intruder inserted files that captured the keystrokes of our visitors and may have captured credit…
Omaha hospital workers fired over Ebola privacy
AP reports: The Nebraska hospital that treated an American aid worker infected with Ebola has fired two workers accused of violating the man’s privacy by looking at his medical file. In a written statement Friday, the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha said an audit of the hospital’s electronic medical records led to the discovery that two employees…
UK: Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust signs undertaking to improve data protection
From the ICO: An Undertaking to comply with the First, Third and Seventh data protection principle has been signed by Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust. This follows an investigation involving the inadvertent sharing of data with a referral management centre. The data which was provided in error consisted of referrals from health care…
Once again, Air Force group fails to secure blood donors' information
WHIO reports: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials confirm they are investigating an incident at the Department of Air Force 88th Medical Group involving a binder containing names and Social Security numbers that was misplaced from their blood donor program. The 88th Medical Group sent more than 3,000 letters notifying donors that a data binder with…
National Express print-at-home vulnerability
Paul writes: National Express are one of the biggest public transport companies in the UK with a huge fleet of coaches and trains. This vulnerability discloses customers information to a potential attacker such as the passengers names, destination, last 4 digits of the card, price the customer paid for the tickets and of course the…