Several weeks ago, I blogged that I hoped Moore Medical Center in Oklahoma had its patient records backed up off-site. I was happy to read this week that they did. Clearly, patient care and availability of records is critical. But I wouldn’t go as far as Jeff Drummond did and declare that they “didn’t lose…
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Off to PLSC, posting will resume Sunday
I’m heading out to the Privacy Law Scholar’s Conference for a few days, and giving myself a break from news gathering and posting until I get back. On Sunday, I should resume posting and updating the blog. One year, hopefully, PLSC and the Patient Privacy Rights conference will not be opposite each other so that…
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Hacked & Accounts Leaked
A hacker group using the handle Group Hp-Hack has announced another leak of data today, this time from McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (https://www.mirm.pitt.edu/). The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine is based at University of Pittsburgh and is apart of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. > The Institute’s mission includes the development of innovative clinical protocols as well as…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a hospital reports a breach
I’ve occasionally blogged about the risks of breaches following major storms or weather events. Today I’ve learned that at least one New York hospital suffered a breach after Hurricane Sandy. Due to the storm surge, Coney Island Hospital’s Ida G. Israel Community Health Center in Brooklyn experienced structural damage. The New York City Health & Hospitals…
OpEDL Events and Attacks From Both Sides
In may 2013 Anonymous hacktivist launched a new operation dubbed #OpEDL. This operation was aimed at the well known English Defense League after the recent attack in which Drummer Lee Rigby was killed in broad day light and the EDL came out and supported these actions. This page is here to keep track of the actions…
Ca: Hospital apologizes for data breach
Karen McKinley reports: Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has confirmed a privacy breach involving diagnostic images, but are providing few details as to who was involved. Hospital CEO Andree Robichaud and chief of staff Dr. Gordon Porter said Monday that the MRI scans of about 500 people were shared with a physician outside the…