Panasonic UK has signed an Undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing personal data relating to people who had attended a hospitality event run by a third party company on Panasonic’s behalf. The incident is a good reminder that your contracts with business associates or vendors need…
Ca: Laptop theft from McKesson Automation employee's car puts Parkwood Hospital patient data at risk
CTV reports: The personal information of more than 2,000 patients at Parkwood Hospital could be in the wrong hands after a laptop was stolen. […] Ruth Bullas is the privacy and risk officer at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, which operates Parkwood. She says the problem lies with McKesson Automation, the company in charge of the…
How a HIPAA BA responds to a patient data breach
Because some of us were confused as to whether the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County was actually covered by HIPAA, the good folks over at HealthITSecurity.com followed up. Read Patrick Ouellette’s coverage here.
What part of the new HIPAA regulations didn't they understand?
So I went to see a surgeon yesterday for a consult on something. I had never been to his office before, and expected I’d have to fill out a bunch of forms. Not surprisingly, there was a line that asked me for my Social Security number. I ignored it. The form asked me my race…
California State University at Sacramento employees are being notified of hack involving their SSN
Derek Shore reports: The personal information of nearly 2,000 Sacramento State employees may have been compromised after a computer system was breached. News of the August breach is just trickling out. It took the university about a month to figure out the scope of the breach and are only this week reaching out to affected…
CO: Pueblo Community College student privacy breach revealed
Student records from Pueblo Community College, including Social Security numbers, were found by a Pueblo woman in a box of office supplies purchased at a South Side yard sale last summer in Pueblo. Read more on Pueblo Chieftain (sub. req. for full access).