National Health Information Privacy & Security Week is April 11-17. AHIMA, has some free resources available, here. Unfortunately, a Google search for the event turns up more hits for merchandise than actual substance. If you learn of any interesting or unique events that are scheduled for the week, let us know!
Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup: Upcoming Meeting
The Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup meets on Thursday, April 1 from 10:00 – noon, EST. Directions on how to participate can be found on the HHS website, here. Plan on testing your system ahead of time.
Gateway Community College also reported breach
So while I was looking for information on the Three Rivers Community College report, I stumbled across another incident handled by csIDentity.com. The page is no longer available except in Google’s cache: During a recent security review of the computers at Gateway Community College, it was discovered that certain personal information associated with a number…
Three Rivers reports possible data breach
Jenna Cho reports: Three Rivers Community College may have suffered a security breach due to unauthorized access to its computer network, according to information on its Web site Tuesday. A notice on the college’s site says: Dear Sir or Madam, During a recent review of computers at Three Rivers Community College, a potential breach in…
Personal details sent to the wrong family in data security breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found The Highland Council to be in breach of the Data Protection Act after personal data relating to several members of one family was inadvertently disclosed to another unrelated individual. The data contained sensitive information including data relating to the physical and mental health of individuals. The incident occurred…
Michigan identity theft suspects targeting Meijer are linked to Russian crime ring
John Agar reports: It started as a traffic stop, a Kent County sheriff’s deputy pulling over a car with a burned-out headlight, and occupants — reeking of burned marijuana — providing fake names and addresses. On the back seat was a stash of Meijer bags. Police were suspicious and asked the car owner for consent…