Paul Freehling of Seyfarth Shaw LLP writes: An Illinois federal court recently found in the favor of the defendant on a plaintiff’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim because the plaintiff allegedly failed to satisfy the statute’s $5,000 damages threshold. The plaintiff, a computer consulting servicing company which spent time restoring its client’s computer network…
Follow-up: Boca Raton Regional Hospital patient scheduler and co-conspirator plead guilty in tax refund fraud scheme
More on a case reported previously on this blog: Shalamar Major, 32, and Tanisha Wright, 27, both of Deerfield Beach, pled guilty on May 13 in connection with a tax refund scheme that used stolen social security and other personal identifying information to file on-line tax returns claiming fraudulent tax refunds from the IRS. More…
Bloomberg ‘Leaked Over 10,000 Private Messages’
As if Bloomberg wasn’t getting enough bad press already, they reportedly also had a data breach. Tom Brewster of TechWeekEurope reports: Bloomberg is in hot water over privacy again, after it was claimed the company had left over 10,000 private messages sent by its customers online. The revelations come at a bad time for Bloomberg,…
South Bend dentist office faced with computer security breach
The South Bend Tribune reports: A local dentist’s office is working to ensure its patients’ records are secure after a virus attacked the office’s computer system in March. Staff at Erskine Family Dentistry, 734 E. Ireland Road, say there is no indication the virus has accessed the personal information of patients, according to a news…
Notice Regarding Missing X-Rays for El Centro Regional Medical Center Patients
Could this breach be related to the one recently disclosed by Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic? There are some obvious similarities, but neither entity names the third party vendor. The May 13 press release from ECRMC: EL CENTRO, Calif., May 13, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — On March 22, 2013, El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) was notified…
Unions eye medical privacy violation
O’Ryan Johnson reports: Police, fire and EMS unions are accusing the Boston Public Health Commission of going behind the backs of bombing victims to collect private medical ?information about those who sought “primary care and other outpatient” help days and weeks after the bombings. The commission has sent letters to 13 area hospitals and 25…