Category Archives: Health Data

Douglas County Health & Human Services notifies patients that former employee accessed their records inappropriately

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Alex Evans reports: Unauthorized access of HIPAA-protected information by county employee, largely flies under the radar. Six-months after the Douglas County Department of Health and Human Services determined an employee had accessed protected personal… Continue reading Douglas County Health & Human Services notifies patients that former employee accessed their records inappropriately→

CA: Ontario Provincial Police charge three former hospital employees PHIPA violations of patient privacy breaches

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Toula Mazloum reports: Three former hospital employees have been charged following investigations into unrelated alleged breach of patient privacy incidents that took place over the course of last year in different parts of the province, according to t… Continue reading CA: Ontario Provincial Police charge three former hospital employees PHIPA violations of patient privacy breaches→

Nebraska AG becomes first state to sue Change Healthcare over massive data breach

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Aaron Sanderford reports: Nebraska on Monday became the first state to sue Tennessee-based Change Healthcare over the company’s massive data breach that cost at least 575,000 Nebraskans their personal information and medical records. … The breach… Continue reading Nebraska AG becomes first state to sue Change Healthcare over massive data breach→

Did Kitsap Mental Health Services suffer a breach of patient data?

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There’s been what appears to be a concerning breach involving a mental health services provider. Data allegedly from Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS) in Washington has been leaked on a relatively new dark web site. DataBreaches sent an inquir… Continue reading Did Kitsap Mental Health Services suffer a breach of patient data?→

Boston University and Feds Investigating Hacking of Framingham Heart Study Data

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Molly Callahan reports: Boston University’s renowned Framingham Heart Study (FHS) was breached by hackers, who gained access to the data of participants—both living and deceased—of the country’s longest running, multigenerational heart study. BU offici… Continue reading Boston University and Feds Investigating Hacking of Framingham Heart Study Data→

UT Southwestern Medical Center has disclosed at least four breaches since July 2023. Is HHS investigating?

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How many patient data breaches can a covered entity have before HHS OCR opens a serious investigation into their compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule? According to DataBreaches’ count, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Texas has disclosed at l… Continue reading UT Southwestern Medical Center has disclosed at least four breaches since July 2023. Is HHS investigating?→

Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner’s Office Publishes Investigation Findings on the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Data Breach

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December 9 enforcement action by the Privacy Commission of Hong Kong: Data Breach Incident of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) The investigation arose from a data breach notification submitted by the EMSD to the PCPD on 1 May 20… Continue reading Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner’s Office Publishes Investigation Findings on the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Data Breach→