It seems that the breach notification letter received by residents of New Hampshire may have contained more information than the letter received by Vermont residents. In a letter dated June 21 (the same date as the letter quoted here), Quayside added a statement that there were 639 orders affecting 532 customers, from all areas combined,…
San Jose Medical Supply reports insider breach; sues former employees and two competitors
There are some details I routinely look for in breach reports. So when I saw a breach report yesterday that indicated the breach occurred in August 2011 and wasn’t discovered until June 27, 2013, it caught my eye. According to a letter sent this week to affected customers and patients, San Jose Medical Supply Company…
Federal judge allows organizations to file amicus briefs concerning Wyndham’s motion to dismiss FTC lawsuit
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: A federal court judge in New Jersey on Wednesday agreed to allow the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several other organizations to seek the dismissal of a closely watched data breach lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against Wyndham Worldwide Corp. Read more on Computerworld. I’ve previously uploaded and covered some…
Lawsuit alleges blood bank shared donor information without consent (updated)
A Florida man who was a compensated blood plasma donor is suing the firm where he donated blood for sharing his information with a third party firm that sent him text messages urging him to donate again. DCI Biologicals is an FDA-regulated business that has dozens of blood collection centers around the country. Potential donors…
WA: Friends In Service to Humanity (FISH) food bank computer stolen during working hours
Andy Matarrese reports: An almost-new computer was stolen from the FISH food bank on Water Street on Tuesday afternoon, according to staff. Roger McCune, the food bank’s executive director, said staff members and volunteers were downstairs with two or three families who were getting food when the computer was taken from the building’s offices upstairs…
FL: Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point hospital mailing error exposes patient records
This “human error” thing is getting tiring. Requests from patients for medical records are a routine task for hospitals. “I went to the hospital and was given a form to fill out for medical records,” said Micki Thoms. Thoms asked for her records after undergoing surgery at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Hudson, and…