Collaborate Disseminate
February 1, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Durham, North Carolina, clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of at least $544,067.69 by creating false diagnoses and medical records for Medicaid re… Continue reading North Carolina Psychologist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Minors
Chris Williams reports: A US Department of Defense staffer with top-secret clearance stole the identities of dozens of people from a work SharePoint system to apply for loans totaling nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Kevin Lee, 41, of Chula Vista… Continue reading US DoD staffer with top-secret clearance stole identities from work systems to apply for loans
Linda Vanderwerf reports: A respiratory therapist from Clara City has been reprimanded by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for looking at patient records without authorization. In addition to receiving a reprimand, Kurt Lee Koenen of Clara City … Continue reading Clara City respiratory therapist reprimanded by state for twice reading patient records without authorization
Miami, Florida – A 17-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Miami, Florida charging Paul E. Vernon, 48, the founder, operator, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Project Investors Inc., doing business as Cryptsy, with criminal violations … Continue reading CEO of Cryptsy, a Major Online Cryptocurrency Exchange Company, Indicted for Defrauding Company’s Customers, Destroying Evidence, and Tax Evasion
Log Cabin Democrat reports: On Nov. 29, 2021, UAMS became aware that a former employee sent emails from her UAMS email to her personal Gmail account with patient information attached on November 15, 2021, while still employed with UAMS. The attachments… Continue reading University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences notifying 518 patients after employee emailed PHI to her personal gmail account
Chloe Curtis reports on an insider breach that exposed students’ personal information and requests for COVID vaccination exemptions: A 22-year-old Chico man was sentenced to probation, fines and community service after admitting to illegally hack… Continue reading CA: Chico State computer hacker sentenced
Natasha Kumar reports: Documents made public by the court on Monday at the request of the media reveal new details about the intentions of the ex-Desjardins employee unmasked by the financial institution in the spring of 2019. […] During this mee… Continue reading Data theft at Desjardins: the ex-employee wanted “no media coverage”
Terry Richards reports: A former hospital employee has been arrested in a November data breach case at South Georgia Medical Center, officials said. Ronald Dean, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer, said Thursday a worker “left employm… Continue reading Ex-hospital worker arrested in South Georgia Medical Center data breach
A former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General (DHS-OIG) pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from the theft of proprietary software and sensitive databases from the U.S. governme… Continue reading Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government
Maria Daisy reports: Prosecutors in Albania arrested four people on Friday for stealing the personal data of more than 630,000 people which then ended up in the public domain, including salary figures and car registrations. Two of the arrested men were… Continue reading Albania arrests four over massive personal data leak