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Chicago – Cook County Health & Hospitals System
Announcement made publicly Aug 23.
Still not obvious online announcement, but as of Aug 26th, they still have the very important announcement that the Administration building will remain closed until Aug 23.
So, we aren’t surprised that news on this website is not up-to-date.
Details:
Laptop
Password protected
NOT encrypted
Need we say more?
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Continue Reading2,207 individuals, who participated in a newborn screening program, are being notified their personal information may have been stolen.
Details:
Laptop – password protected Windows user name, NOT encrypted.
Stored in a locked, private room (an office?)
Data – Includes: patient and mother’s names, medical record numbers, date of birth, diagnosis, plus social security number for some.
The exact date [...]
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Continue ReadingIsn’t it exciting when the government finally explains rules they set forth ?
Isn’t it great when the government clearly and concisely details for all to understand the hoops that must be jumped through in order to receive money promised?
I speak of course about the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) incentive [...]
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Continue ReadingOn Friday (the second best day to report bad news), American Airlines announced that a hard drive had been stolen from it’s Fort Worth headquarters building.
On this hard drive was current and former employee:
Names
Addresses
Dates of birth
Social Security numbers
some bank information
Oh, and “No customer data was affected”…whew! I’m sure the employees are grateful.
Things we don’t know:
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Continue ReadingAs noted in Reuters:
WellPoint Inc., has warned some 470,000 people who applied for its health insurance that a website security glitch may have exposed their Social Security numbers and other sensitive data to the public….The glitch was introduced…by a contractor who upgraded the site….
A couple of things to note here:
Large companies can (and will) continue [...]
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