In the past few days the United nations have been made to look like fools after their servers were breached and a dump of emails was leaked online by TeaMp0isoN. Since then we have seen media reports from UN saying the breach was on an old server and that it has since been taken offline,…
Contra Costa County warns of patient privacy breach
Contra Costa County officials mailed out notices Friday warning that the names of residents who owed money to the county health department were inadvertently published in a public document, violating patient privacy. The names were published in a report to the Board of Supervisors dated July 27, 2010. It was generated by the County’s Office…
"It's for the children," Friday edition
I’m nonpartisan, and I hate mixing politics and medical privacy on my blog, but some times it seems unavoidable. Tanya Somanader of liberal organization Think Progress reports: Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing the marginalization of low-income Americans by insisting they take a drug test before receiving federal aid. Joining Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Missouri,…
Hospital janitor and girlfriend charged with stealing patients' identities
Naomi Martin reports: Federal prosecutors charged a Westwego couple Friday with stealing the identities of hospital patients to finance thousands of dollars’ worth of purchases, including an $800 diamond ring and a 42-inch plasma television, according to court documents filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office. Clyde Washington, 50, allegedly stole patient documents while employed as…
KS: Personal information stolen from Student Housing office
Adam Strunk reports on a breach at University of Kansas: Thieves broke into a Department of Student Housing office Wednesday night and stole documents containing personal information of current and former student housing residents, according to a Department of Student Housing email distributed Friday afternoon to those affected. The email, signed by Student Housing Director…
Ricardo Granda, 50, charged with breach of computer security
Yet another American has fallen under the eye of authorities for alleged computer hacking. The hacking happened after Ricardo Granda, 50, was fired from his workplace for using drugs while at a work. Once he was fired he allegedly broken into the computer systems and obtained a huge amount of customer details. The charge that he is now facing is a felony charge and…