From the ICO: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered Wolverhampton City Council to provide adequate data protection training for its staff following a series of warnings dating back over two years. The enforcement action follows an investigation into a data breach at the council that occurred in January 2012. The breach was caused when…
MS: Woman charged in medical identity theft case
Press release on May 22 from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood: A woman alleged to be stealing identities and forging prescriptions has been arrested following a seven month investigation, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Sylvia Cook, 59, whose last known residence is in Jackson, was arrested Wednesday in rural Rankin County. Cook is wanted…
More details emerge on SDSU breach
idRADAR.com has additional details on the breach involving San Diego State University reported here last week. Jeanne Price reports: A total of 1,050 students have been identified in the group whose data was discoverable online. Since the pre-college program is for students in 6th to 12th grade, it likely that most if not all of these…
MasterCard Increases U.S. Cardholder Security – Quick Facts
MasterCard Inc. announced that it has enhanced to its security efforts, providing U.S. cardholders with greater protection from fraud and identity theft. The company noted that all MasterCard credit, debit, prepaid and small business cards issued in the U.S. will now carry Identity Theft Resolution assistance. The program provides help in canceling missing cards and…
OH: Bay Park Hospital notifies patients of health information breach
Jiselle Mack reports: ProMedica Bay Park Hospital is notifying more than 500 patients of a privacy breach of protected health information. According to a news release from ProMedica, an internal investigation revealed a previous employee accessed records of patients that were not directly under the employee’s treatment from April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014….
Advocate Health Escapes Class Action Over Data Breach
Law360 reports: An Illinois state court on Tuesday dismissed a putative class action claiming Advocate Health and Hospitals Group was responsible for breaching class members’ privacy when four laptop computers containing patient information were stolen from administrative offices.The court ruled the plaintiffs couldn’t show they’d actually been harmed or that their data was stolen or…