Andy Cerota reports: Memorial Hermann Hospital is apologizing after a former employee accessed the medical records of more than 10,000 patients. A hospital spokesperson tells Local 2 News that protecting and securing patient information is a top priority. Letters are going out to those patients right now and Memorial Hermann has set up a call…
JPMorgan Chase alerts Louisiana that data breach possibly affects state-issued debit cards
Julia O’Donoghue reports: The personal information of Louisiana residents could be at risk because of another data breach involving state-issued debit cards. JPMorgan Chase has notified Louisiana’s government that someone had broken through the company’s security system and the personal information of residents using debit cards provided by three state agencies could be exposed. People who…
AltaMed Health Services notifies 2,995 patients whose information accessed by rogue temporary employee for identity theft
As part of its ongoing commitment to privacy and data security, AltaMed Health Services is notifying affected individuals of a recent incident that may affect the security of their personal and protected health information. The organization learned from local law enforcement of an ongoing criminal investigation of a former AltaMed temporary employee, and other individuals…
Update: More details emerge on Geekface breach
Earlier this week, I blogged about a breach involving Geekface. More details are now available, as they were provided to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. In its notification to the state, George Ryan, CEO, writes: Our server was breached on the 5th by someone with a Chinese IP, the main focus of the attacker…
GA: Bulloch Pediatrics alerts patients to possible security breach after storage units burgled
WSAV reports that Bulloch Pediatrics is warning patients that some of their personal information may have been compromised when a local storage facility was burgled. The practice stored some old insurance records and other payment records in those units. Some of these records contained patient names, policy holder names, policy numbers and in a few…
Two California Residents Sentenced To Prison For Computer Theft From LendingTree; Former Employee Sold Unauthorized Access
U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced two California residents to prison on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, for their role involving computer theft from a nation-wide online mortgage broker (the “company”). Brian Matthew Rich, 40, of Laguna Beach, Calif., was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Marcus…