Stolen flash drive compromises 2,374 Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin...
Akanksha Jayanthi reports that Oneida Health Center in Wisconsin has reported a data breach after a flash drive containing details of patients’ dental information was stolen. The health center, which...
View Article2,400 members’ info stolen, Kaiser Permanente says
Nereida Moreno reports: A mail delivery truck carrying the personal information of 2,400 Kaiser Permanente members on the Inland Empire Health Plan was stolen last month from a parking lot in Santa...
View ArticleFormer PwC employees on trial in Lux Leaks breach and scandal
There’s a new development in an insider breach that created shock waves internationally As I had noted back in 2014, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee charged with copying and leaking files to...
View ArticleIE: Details of more than 100 Cork households stolen from census enumerator’s car
Joe Leogue reports that the Central Statistics Office has notified the affected households, but says it is unlikely the information stolen would be of interest “to anyone other than census staff”. A...
View ArticleUK: West Dunbartonshire Council warned of court action by ICO over data...
A Scottish council has been rapped by the regulator for repeatedly failing to train staff around data protection. West Dunbartonshire Council were told to implement training on several occasions, as...
View ArticleVibrant Body Wellness notifies patients after burglar steals hardware with PHI
Seen on Vibrant Body Wellness: We were robbed! Literally. Yes, it’s sad but true — our office at Vibrant Body Wellness was broken into during the weekend of March 5th to March 8th. Things were stolen...
View ArticleSettlement reached in lawsuit after laptop stolen from Edmonton Medicentre
Bill Mah reports that a lawsuit filed after a 2013 Medicentres breach has settled. The incident involved a laptop with information on 620,000 Albertans being stolen from the clinic. The laptop belonged...
View ArticleStolen billing vendor’s laptop held patient info from 8 medical facilities
EqualizeRCM Services is a vendor providing billing and collection services to healthcare providers. In compliance with HIPAA, it has Business Associate contracts with its clients, who provide it with...
View ArticleChicago CPA firm notifies clients of stolen laptop containing tax info
Chicago-based South Loop CPA provides certified public accountant and tax preparation services to its clients. On March 5, a password-protected laptop was stolen from the firm’s offices. The theft was...
View ArticleGhana: Four computers ‘containing voter registration data’ stolen
MyJoyOnline reports: Four computers used by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the Limited Biometric Voter Registration exercise have been stolen at Savelugu in the Northern region. The office of the...
View ArticleCa: Law firm considers launching class action suit against Algonquin College...
In June, 2015, Algonquin College in Ottawa disclosed that 1,225 students in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs had their personal information on a server...
View ArticleSouthern Michigan Bank & Trust notifies customers of stolen laptop
Elena Hines reports: A Southern Michigan Bank & Trust employee’s vehicle was burglarized and a laptop stolen on April 10. The bank says there is no indication of a data breach, but staff are doing...
View ArticleNostalgic for a backup drive breach? Here it is…
The days of backup drives with unencrypted information being stolen from unattended vehicles is not totally a thing of the past. On April 26, New Hampshire Distributors, LLC notified the state attorney...
View ArticleImperial Valley Family Care Medical Group notifies patients after office...
From a notice on Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group‘s web site, dated May 11, 2016: We are providing this public notice to you as part of Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group’s commitment...
View ArticleCA: Stolen state laptop puts inmate patient information at risk
ABC10 reports: California Correctional Health Care Services announced Friday that a laptop was stolen that may contain the personal information of patients. The theft happened from the employee’s...
View ArticleNC: Stolen Blue Ridge Surgery Center laptop was encrypted, but password was...
Blue Ridge Surgery Center, an affiliate of Surgical Care Affiliates, has posted a breach notification to patients: Blue Ridge Surgery Center (BRSC), is committed to protecting the confidentiality of...
View ArticleVA: Associates in Eye Care notifies patients of breach
Associates in Eye Care notified HHS on May 16 about an incident affecting 971 patients. DataBreaches.net could find nothing on their web site about the incident. The Prince William Times ran a small...
View ArticleTucson ER info with 1,000 names is stolen from doctor’s car
Emily Bregel reports: A Tucson doctor’s logbook was stolen from her car in March, compromising protected health information for more than 1,000 patients who visited Carondelet St. Mary’s and Carondelet...
View ArticleRedskins notes: Laptop with medical data stolen from trainer
Michael Phillips reports: The Redskins announced Wednesday that a laptop was stolen from a team trainer that may have contained medical information about current and former NFL players. The NFL Players...
View ArticleWoman charged with altering and stealing computer files from Cree
WRAL reports: A Cary woman has been charged with illegally accessing and altering computer files at Durham-based LED manufacturer Cree Inc., according to an arrest warrant. Huili Cui, 50, of 521...
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