A large hospital announced a major data loss. The University of Virginia Medical Center discovered patient data recorded by the hospital is missing. Last Friday, the hospital began to notify patients whose information was lost. The hospital established a call center for patients to call for more information about the data loss. The patient information was recorded [...]
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER DATA LOSS
Posted: December 4, 2012 by administrator in FCRATags: CONSUMER LAW, Continuum Home Infusion data loss, DATA LOSS, data security law, id theft, PATIENT PRIVACY, UVA DATA LOSS, UVA data loss notification letter
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DATA BREACH & DATA LOSS NEWS – TOP STORIES
Posted: July 3, 2012 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITYTags: atlanta ga, Birmingham al, CONSUMER LAW, CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE, CREDIT REPORT ERROR, Dallas tx, data breach law, DATA LOSS, data security law, Federal Trade Commission, hacker, linkedin class action, Nashville tn, Orlando FL, STRATFOR CLASS ACTION, Tampa fl, wyndham lawsuit
Our firm represents the victims of data breaches and data losses. Personal identifying information is a commodity. Your personal information can be sold just like illegal drugs on the street. Companies and government agencies have a duty to protect your personal identifying information. If your personal information is taken or lost, you may be at [...]
AMERITRADE ID THEFT VICTIMS TO COLLECT $2.5 MILLION TO $6.5 MILLION
Posted: October 14, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, AMERITRADE, attorney, DATA LOSS, Data Security, Florida, GEORGIA, id fraud, id theft, lawyer, mississippi, New York, privacy, Tennessee, TEXAS, Virginia
Ameritrade identity theft victims may collect as much as $2,500 after a recent data breach settlement approved by a California judge. The settlement will cost Ameritrade between $2.5 million and $6.5 million. The judge did not approve a prior settlement agreement because anti-spam software and tighter security was not enough for the court. Class members include [...]
TRICARE DATA LOSS – SERVICE MEMBERS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION STOLEN
Posted: October 12, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, IDENTITY THEFTTags: ATLANTA GEORGIA, CREDIT REPORT ERROR, DALLAS TEXAS, DATA LOSS, Data Security, dothan alabama, Florida, id fraud, id theft, identity fraud, IDENTITY THEFT, identity theft attorney, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, lawyer, mississippi, MONTGOMERY ALABAMA, pensacola florida, tampa florida, Tennessee, TRICARE, tricare data lost, tricare personal information stolen, Virginia
The US Military’s healthcare program, TriCare, has confirmed that Science Applications International Corporation will cover the costs associated with notifying almost 5 million beneficiaries whose personal identifying information was stolen in September 2001. The service member’s information was stolen from backup computer tapes, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. The massive data theft [...]
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL PATIENTS AT RISK FOR ID THEFT
Posted: August 9, 2011 by administrator in IDENTITY THEFTTags: attorney, california, DATA LOSS, FRAUD, id theft, IDENTITY THEFT, lawyer, medical records, Mills Peninsula Health, San Mateo
Documents containing personal information of approximately 1,500 Mills-Peninsula Health Services patients were removed from the California facility over the course of a year and taken home by a mailroom employee, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Hospital reports security breach.
2011 TOP TEN DATA BREACHES
Posted: June 7, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, data breach, DATA LOSS, Data Security, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Florida, GEORGIA, hacker, huntsville, id theft, IDENTITY THEFT, lawyer, MICAH ADKINS, mobile, montgomery, Orlando, pensacola, privacy, Tuscaloosa
The year is only half way over, but 2011 will be another big year for data record loss. According to Fahmida Y. Rashid at eWeek, over 150 companies experienced a data breach in 2011. Below is the Top 10 List for Data Breaches in 2011. 1. Sony Playstation, 101 million records 2. Epsilon, Alliance Data Systems, 60 million [...]
HOW IS STOLEN CREDIT CARD DATA SOLD?
Posted: May 17, 2011 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUD, CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, credit card, CREDIT REPORT, CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE, data breach, DATA LOSS, Data Security, free credit report, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, id theft, identity fraud, IDENTITY THEFT, lawyer, mobile, montgomery, STOLEN CREDIT CARD
How do hackers sell stolen credit card data? The recent Sony PlayStation data breach has hackers worried about the price of credit card numbers and identity information on the black market. According to a European hacker, the Sony data breach could reduce the sales price for credit card numbers and personal identifying information. Kevin Stevens, senior threat researcher [...]
FTC RECOMMENDS TO CONGRESS TO PASS BREACH NOTIFICATION LEGISLATION
Posted: May 12, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Ceridian, data breach, DATA LOSS, Data Security, data theft, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, id theft, IDENTITY THEFT, Lookout Services, Settlement Order
In a recent hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified that Congress should enact breach notification legislation. “Data security is of critical importance,” said David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “If companies do not protect the personal [...]
DATA BREACH – SOUTHWEST AMBULANCE
Posted: April 28, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, attorney, Auburn, birmingham, data breach, DATA LOSS, huntsville, lawyer, Mesa Arizona, MICAH ADKINS, mobile, montgomery, Southwest Ambulance, Tuscaloosa
Southwest Ambulance (Mesa, AZ) has recovered over five-hundred patient records after a recent data breach. An unnamed former Southwest Ambulance employee took 581 patient records. The patient records included personal identifying information such as names, financial and medical information. The patients’ medical records were discovered by a property manager in a residence recently vacated by the Southwest [...]