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UK: Bungling West Midlands medics lose 12,000 private patient records
Jonny Greatrex reports: Bungling Midland medics have lost the personal records of nearly 12,000 NHS patients in just eight months, the Sunday Mercury can reveal. The incredible data loss includes the confidential files of 10,000 people – taken after criminals stole a server from a dental practice. Other incidents saw more than 170 private patient…
Imprisoned “Greenpoint Crew” member hit with new ID theft charges
Michaelangelo Conte reports: Two New York men who were once based in Bayonne have been charged with running a massive identity theft ring using dozens of people in numerous states to buy high-end items and withdraw cash using stolen account information, officials said. Abraham Lajos Berger, 56, and Alexei Kulakov, 38, of Brooklyn, were arrested…
MA: Town of Essex Legal Notice About “Potential” Breach Involving Youth Commission Records
The Town of Essex in Massachusetts has posted a notice to its web site that some records of the Essex Youth Commission are “presently unaccounted for.” Based on the Town’s ongoing investigation such documents and computer files are believed to include, but not be limited-to, records relating to the Essex Youth Commission Summer Program and…
MA: Town of Essex Legal Notice About "Potential" Breach Involving Youth Commission Records
The Town of Essex in Massachusetts has posted a notice to its web site that some records of the Essex Youth Commission are “presently unaccounted for.” Based on the Town’s ongoing investigation such documents and computer files are believed to include, but not be limited-to, records relating to the Essex Youth Commission Summer Program and…
Rights Not Violated In Forced Teen Rehab Case
Jeff D. Gorman reports: A teenager’s rights were not violated when his grandmother sent him to rehab for marijuana dependence, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled. F.C.’s grandmother was concerned about the boy’s running away from home, using drugs, skipping school and stealing. She had been the 14-year-old’s guardian since he was 4. She petitioned for…