Andrew Freeman reports: Authorities confirmed Thursday that medical records were stolen in addition to mail, in two identity theft arrests made last month. We’ve been violated as a hospital, the community’s been violated, and we suffered the theft of some […]
On May 22, 2017, Vision Care Specialists, Inc. (“VCS”) learned that on or about May 20, 2017 the VCS administrative office was burglarized. Immediately upon learning of the burglary, VCS contacted law enforcement who investigated the incident. VCS assessed the […]
The Canadian Press reports: Hundreds of patient records at the Nova Scotia Health Authority were inappropriately accessed in two separate incidents involving six employees. The health authority is reaching out to 337 patients whose personal health information was accessed in […]
Martyn Halle and Nicola Fifield report: The confidential patient data of 31 new mums at a scandal-hit NHS hospital was posted on Facebook by a medic. Sensitive details were revealed by Italian researcher Luigi Carbone, who was working on a study to improve detection of […]
So what did we miss because the Veterans Administration stopped posting their monthly breach reports to Congress on their web site? DataBreaches.net filed a Freedom of Information request on June 7, and the VA has responded by providing all of […]