Dan Krauth reports: A massive data breach has affected hundreds of Miami-Dade County employees, according to two independent NBC 6 sources. NBC 6 has confirmed county employees’ personal information is being used to file fraudulent unemployment claims and commit credit card fraud. It is still unclear if the data breach, which could date back to…
CO: 150 Personal Veterans Records Mailed To Wrong Man
CBS reports: Sensitive information detailing the military careers of dozens of U.S. veterans, social security numbers and pension applications was mailed to a Weld County man who is also a veteran. That mix-up can be traced back to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Lakewood. The agency is in charge of processing disability claims…
New Colorado law seeks to protect patient record privacy
Andis Robeznieks reports: Discussions over taxing cosmetic medical procedures such as Botox injections led to a new law in Colorado that limits the state Department of Revenue’s ability to audit personal medical information, and has set in motion a process to further strengthen medical privacy safeguards. Rep. Dianne Primavera, a cancer survivor and Democratic chairwoman of the state House…
CT: Backpack Containing Potential Access Health CT Client Info Found in Hartford (updated)
This doesn’t sound good in terms of having adequate security. Associated Press reports: Hartford police met with an Access Health CT official to investigate reports that an employee stole customer’s personal information, police said. The investigation came about after Connecticut’s health insurance exchange learned that someone found a backpack containing personal information of possible Access…
U.Va. Email Accidentally Exposes Student Information
Associated Press reports: The University of Virginia says a law school administrator accidentally sent an email with the personal information of 155 students. Officials say the email sent earlier this week via a school mass mailing list included a spreadsheet that contained GPAs, class ranks and personal biographical information on students who are applying for…
Fraudsters Allegedly Used Data Stolen From Dominican Republic Call Center
Narayan Ammachchi reports: The Dominican Republic has arrested 17 men on suspicion of stealing data from call centers and extorting money from American citizens. Police in the island state are reportedly hunting for four more suspects. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the suspects impersonated its special agents and extorted about US$880,000. The…