Allina Health fired an employee for viewing patient data without a legitimate business purpose. Read the Privacy Notification here: http://www.allinahealth.org/ahs/servicegateway.nsf/page/privacy … [Read more...] about Technician Fired for Viewing Data
Shrewd executives around the world are saving hundreds, even thousands, of dollars by forgoing encryption on mobile computers. Take the Hospital De Monterey Park for example; they saved hundreds of dollars by not encrypting their laptops. Never mind that the laptops are now stolen and 729,000 patient records are compromised, the forthcoming multimillion dollar lawsuits can be … [Read more...] about Save Now – Pay Later (Encryption)
A 17-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been blackmailed by a group of hackers, presumably from the Philippines. The cybercriminals hacked into his webcam and demanded various amounts of money, threatening to publish an embarrassing video. Read the story here: … [Read more...] about 17-Year-Old Pawns Family Jewels
Not to be outdone, St. Mary's Janesville Hospital, does not encrypt their laptops either. Wasn't it P.T. Barnum that said all publicity is good publicity? Source: http://www.stmarysjanesville.com/News/Pages/StatementfromStMarysJanesvilleHospital.aspx … [Read more...] about . . . and another lost laptop . . .
This time its Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System. Source: http://oag.ca.gov/system/files/541-116-13%20Letter%20to%20Patient_0.pdf? … [Read more...] about Yet another unencrypted laptop compromises HIPAA data . . .