Kokomo police are investigating the reported theft of hundreds of medical records from a local chiropractic clinic. But police are still without suspects in the January 2 break-in at Family Chiropractic Center. The center’s owner, chiropractor Jason Harp, said between 400 and 450 patient files were stolen. Police think the motive may have been identity…
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TX: Personal documents found in trash can
Brian Mylar reports: Boxes full of personal medical records were recovered in a Castroville trash can, exposing thousands of patients to the threat of identity theft and more. Gilbert Padilla was simply throwing out trash when he found the boxes. He said he found a goldmine of information for an identity thief. There were boxes…
A significant detail in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust breach?
Today’s Out-law.com reports that the individual who stole hard drives from the hospital and then sold them on eBay was an employee of the contractor they had hired to destroy the drives. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust told Out-Law.com that hard drives containing patient data had been sold on the auction website by…
Transcription service accidentally uploads dictated letters to nonsecure server
Advanced Occupation Medicine Specialists of Illinois reported a breach to HHS recently. They also created a web site about the incident on October 12. From the FAQ on the incident: On October 12, 2011, Advanced Occupational Medicine Specialists (AOMS) was notified that some of the letters dictated by its providers had been made publically searchable…
GA: Man gets a year in prison for hacking, wiping medical competitor's computer
This is a follow-up to a breach reported previously on this blog. As I had deduced, the affected practice was Atlanta Perinatal Associates. The competitor still hasn’t been publicly named, however. Fran Jeffries reports: An Atlanta man has been sentenced to serve a year and a month in prison for hacking into a competing medical…
Server hacked at OSU Medical Center
Encarnacion Pyle reports: Ohio State University Medical Center has notified 30 patients and 150 students that a hacker might have accessed their names, medical information and/or Social Security numbers. Officials said there is no indication that any personal information was taken or that the incident has resulted in identity theft, but they are providing 12…