Category Archives: Lost or Missing

Police officer loses laptop and notebook as he drives along motorway after leaving them on roof of his car in fourth data breach by single police force

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Katherine Lawton reports: A police officer lost his laptop and notebook as he drove along the motorway after leaving them on the roof of his car – in the fourth data breach by a single force. The PSNI said it is investigating after a senior offic… Continue reading Police officer loses laptop and notebook as he drives along motorway after leaving them on roof of his car in fourth data breach by single police force→

Jefferson Health warns Cherry Hill hospital patients of potential data breach

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John Paul Titlow reports: Some patients at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital are being advised to keep an eye on their credit reports due to a potential data breach. The hospital started notifying select patients this week that their private data may have… Continue reading Jefferson Health warns Cherry Hill hospital patients of potential data breach→

Hundreds of children’s medical documents found along Cape Coral streets

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Justin Kase and Rachel Murphy report: Hundreds of children’s private records were littered along the streets of Cape Coral. Police picked up most of the documents after they were reported Friday. Read more at WINK News. From the transcript and the vide… Continue reading Hundreds of children’s medical documents found along Cape Coral streets→

‘Crisis’ for Utah prisoners as medical records glitch scrambles prescription info

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We don’t see many breach reports involving lost devices these days, but records can also be lost due to other causes, such as cyberattacks that encrypt or corrupt files or attacks that delete records where there is no backup. In this case, record… Continue reading ‘Crisis’ for Utah prisoners as medical records glitch scrambles prescription info→

UK: Around 5,000 Dorset hospital patient images deleted

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Andrew Goldman reports: Thousands of radiology images, including breast screenings, of Dorset patients have been accidentally deleted. University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has insisted implications to patients are “very low” after the Echo discovered appr… Continue reading UK: Around 5,000 Dorset hospital patient images deleted→

Arkansas AG Sues Defunct Health Provider for Mishandling Patient Records

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Scott Carroll reports: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the defunct Eastern Ozarks Regional Health for failing to protect sensitive patient information after it closed. The former hospital in Cherokee Vi… Continue reading Arkansas AG Sues Defunct Health Provider for Mishandling Patient Records→

Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing personal info on 38 public housing applicants

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Here’s one I missed, but luckily Zack Whittaker noted it in his weekly newsletter (and if you don’t get his newsletter, you should subscribe!) The Mainichi reported: The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has lost two floppy disks contain… Continue reading Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing personal info on 38 public housing applicants→

NZ: Privacy breach at Hutt Hospital as clinician leaves patient info on street

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Missed this one from Matthew Tso on December 20, so let’s get caught up: A privacy breach involving the personal details of 36 Hutt Hospital patients occurred after four pages of information were dropped in the street. The incident occurred in No… Continue reading NZ: Privacy breach at Hutt Hospital as clinician leaves patient info on street→

TX: Missing document investigation solved after HHSC files found to be in staff’s possession

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Avery Travis reports: After a large amount of files containing state documents — and possibly sensitive health information for nursing home residents — were believed to be missing earlier this year, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission determ… Continue reading TX: Missing document investigation solved after HHSC files found to be in staff’s possession→

UK: Private medical files dumped in cabinet outside GP surgery

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Josh Layton reports: Hundreds of patients’ confidential details were found dumped in an unlocked filing cabinet left outside an unused doctors’ surgery. The sensitive personal files were reference cards that included individuals’ names, dates of birth,… Continue reading UK: Private medical files dumped in cabinet outside GP surgery→