The Japan Pharmaceutical Association plans to ask member pharmacies across the nation to inform local support centers when customers exhibit signs of dementia. Nationwide, there are now over two million people with dementia. The association hopes its scheme will help identify those with dementia in its early stages and allow for prompt treatment. The project,…
Aviation data breach hat-trick: JetDirect, FAA, and now Parsons
FAA employees and retirees and JetDirect employees were not the only aviation employees being notified of a breach recently. Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group Inc., the engineering and construction firm that was awarded Technical Support Services Contract III (TSSC III) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), had its own data protection woes. According to a…
Drug clinic's files
Lance Williams reports: On Berkeley’s Holy Hill, a seminarian at the Pacific School of Religion inquires about steroids to control her weight. Despite stomach bypass surgery, she’s up to 310 pounds, she says. The Chronicle has withheld customers’ names out of privacy concerns. In Orlando, a 38-year-old contractor suffers from erectile dysfunction, a side effect…
AL: Computer Hacking at UA (updated)
Diana Moorer reports: Thousands of people in West Alabama are learning their personal information could be at risk. According to a University of Alabama spokesperson, a small portion of the university’s computer system was recently breached by a hacker. UA said they discovered the intrusion and took steps to block further unauthorized access. The university…
CA: Attorney General Brown Announces Two Arrests in $1.34 Million Medicare Fraud Case
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the arrests of two individuals who “hatched a scheme” to file false claims under Medicare for medical services that were never performed. “The defendants hatched a scheme to bilk Medicare out of more than a million dollars,” Attorney General Brown said. “They stole the identities of people…
GA: Clayton deputies’ personal information, files compromised
Megan Matteucci reports: Clayton County Sheriff Kem Kimbrough is investigating a security breach after some deputies’ personal information was taken from internal files. The records include Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, employee identification numbers and an inmate’s medical information. Some internal investigation files have also turned up missing. Kimbrough…