Nearly 400 confidential records were reported missing in the West Midlands in just three months, according to new figures. A total of 387 patient and staff records went missing or were stolen between April and June this year. Two other incidents, when unknown numbers of records went missing, also took place. It brings the total…
CA: Former Has-Camino Travel Agency employee accused of theft of computers, customer info
A husband and wife from South Pasadena have been arrested on suspicion of breaking into a travel agency where the woman formerly worked and stealing computers and people’s personal information, authorities said Friday. Maureen Hizon, 35, is also being investigated on suspicion of embezzling about $100,000 from the Has-Camino Travel Agency, where she had worked…
FL: Ex-Waiter Accused Of Skimming Credit Cards
Carey Codd reports: A former waiter at a Southwest Ranches restaurant is accused of stealing the credit card numbers of more than two dozen customers. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Cristobal Chavez, 29, stole the credit card numbers by copying them with a device called a skimmer while working at the Romeus Cuban Restaurant….
Ph: Cebu ATM Credit Card Scam Ring Busted
Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. reports: Authorities yesterday warned credit card owners to be extra careful when transacting business using their credit cards following the arrest of six people allegedly belonging to a “highly-organized” syndicate with capabilities to capture credit card users’ information and use fake cards from stolen data. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director…
ONC studying risks of de-identified patient records
Mary Mosquera reports on a privacy issue that I’ve discussed a number of times: that use of allegedly “de-identified” patient information risks re-identification and all that goes with it. The Office of the National Coordinator has begun a study on how to overcome the privacy and security risks of using health information that otherwise has…
Higher Damages Possible in Prison Privacy Breach Lawsuit – Court
Courthouse News reports on the latest legal development in a lawsuit that started with a privacy breach in 2001 involving employees at the Federal Medical Center in Kentucky: Staff members at a prison hospital in Kentucky might be entitled to more than $1,000 each for the breach of privacy that occurred when a federal investigator…