Earl Holland reports: A former nursing assistant was sentenced to five years in prison and must pay in excess of $8,000 in restitution for stealing the identities of her patients at a Salisbury retirement community. On Thursday, 27-year-old Tara C. Campbell of Crisfield pleaded guilty to two counts of theft less than $500 and one…
MT: Bill to close emergency personnel counseling should pass
It is rare that a newspaper would endorse legislation allowing closure of a kind of government meeting, but today that’s what we’re doing. We’re talking about House Bill 517 by Rep. Galen Hollenbaugh, D-Helena, to close debriefing sessions held among emergency service personnel and stress management personnel in the aftermath of a “critical incident.” In…
UK: Hospital lost patient data disks
The BBC reports: A hospital has lost 100 computer disks containing personal information about patients. North Wales NHS Trust is carrying out a review of its data security following the incident at Glan Clwyd hospital in Denbighshire last month. The disks, which were to be destroyed, are believed to have been disposed of “inadvertently” with…
When banks get religion
Ca: Clients of Yorkville spa have debit info stolen
CTV.ca reports: More than 200 customers of an upscale spa in the Yorkville area have had their credit and debit card information stolen, Toronto police said Tuesday. Four people are facing hundreds of charges in connection with the case. Police say the information was used to finance a lavish lifestyle that includes homes in Yorkville’s…
And the rumor mills kick into higher gear
For the past few weeks, some of us have been in communication about reports about a second big processor breach. The good folks over at Open Security Foundation (OSF) went public on February 13 that they were getting multiple tips about the breach. This site was also hearing some of the same reports (perhaps from…