I generally don’t like posting press releases that are advertisements for law firms, but when they contain important news about patient privacy, I occasionally bend my own rules. The following press release provides an update on this breach and lawsuit. In a decision released on Tuesday, the Federal Court of Canada (the Court) agreed that to deny the…
Ie: BoI customers hit as skimmers hack into their current accounts
The Independent reports: GARDA investigation is under way after hundreds of Bank of Ireland (BoI) customers had their accounts skimmed in two branches over the weekend. Customers in two BoI branches in Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, and in Borris, Co Carlow, had their current accounts accessed from the United States over a three-day period in a scamming operation…
Ca: Health minister mulls amendments in wake of Medicentres breach
Mariam Ibrahim reports: Health Minister Fred Horne said Tuesday he is in the process of considering amendments to provincial legislation in the wake of Alberta’s largest privacy breach, that saw the health information of 620,000 Medicentres patients lost. […] “I am in the process now of considering amendments to the Health Information Act. I’ve always…
360 million newly stolen credentials on black market – Hold Security LLC
Jim Finkle reports: A cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday that it uncovered stolen credentials from some 360 million accounts that are available for sale on cyber black markets, though it is unsure where they came from or what they can be used to access. The discovery could represent more of a risk to consumers and…
UK: MPs' anger at missing data on who has patient records
Randeep Ramesh reports: Stephen Dorrell, Tory chairman of the health select committee, has said he will write to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to ask for details about which organisations have acquired medical records since 2010. His pledge came after officials at the new arms-length body said they could retrieve data only from the last…
HK hospital worker mum on patient data loss till 3 days later
Computerworld Hong Kong reports: A Queen Elizabeth Hospital staffer lost a USB flash drive holding personal data of 92 patients, information of drug prescriptions, and dispensing related documents on Feb 18, but only reported the case to the hospital three days later. The missing USB flash drive–without encryption and password protection–belongs to a pharmacy department…