HOSPITAL BEGINS TO NOTIFY 21,000 PATIENTS ABOUT STOLEN LAPTOP
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia notified 21,000 patients that a laptop computer containing their unencrypted personal data including names,…
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DATA BREACH REPORT SAYS BREACHES DOWN, INSIDER THREAT UP
The number of records compromised in major data breaches dropped sharply last year, according to a new study being issued…
Read More →SECRET SERVICE HELPS BUSINESSES FIGHT IDENTITY THEFT
Business needs to be more proactive in its approach to security in the face of increased insider threats and customised…
Read More →MARYLAND DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES EMPLOYEE POSTS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ON WEBSITE
A Maryland Department of Human Resources employee was placed on administrative leave after posting the Social Security numbers and other…
Read More →HOSPITAL BACK UP TAPES LOST – CONTAINED 800,000 PATIENTS PERSONAL INFORMATION
BOSTON — Back-up computer files containing personal, health and financial information of thousands affiliated with South Shore Hospital may have…
Read More →DENTAQUEST LAPTOP THEFT EXPOSES PATIENTS’ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
A dental benefits manager for multiple government programs in the U.S. has declined to identify the number of Bradley County…
Read More →RIGHT TO FREE CREDIT REPORT – DON’T BE SCAMMED!
Federal law provides consumers with the right to receive their free credit report (annual file disclosure) from all three nationwide consumer reporting…
Read More →FIU SENDS DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO THOUSANDS
Florida International University is in the process of sending notification letters to 19 407 students and 88 faculty members after…
Read More →BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD DATA LOSS – POTENTIAL RISK OF ID THEFT
More than 200,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers this week received letters informing them that their personal information might have been…
Read More →LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST AUTO DEALER ALLEGES FALSE AND DECEPTIVE LOAN MODIFICATIONS
The Florida Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against a Fort Lauderdale auto group, claiming that they made false…
Read More →CAN I GET A FREE CREDIT REPORT?
Did you know federal law provides consumers with the right to receive one free credit report (annual file disclosure) from all three nationwide consumer…
Read More →LAWSUIT SAYS HOSPITAL MISCLASSIFIES PATIENTS IN ORDER TO OVERCHARGE THEM
The University Medical Center in Las Vegas has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that claims that the hospital continually…
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