South Shore Hospital Unable to Locate 800,000 Records Containing Personal Information

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

South Shore Hospital in Weymouth is the latest Massachusetts organization to announce a data security incident.  The hospital issued a press release on July 19, 2010, reporting that backup computer files containing approximately 800,000 records have apparently been lost.  The files were reportedly sent to a professional data management company for destruction, however, only a portion of the shipped records were actually destroyed.  The remainder of the records are unaccounted for.  Personal information involved includes names, birth dates, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical and health insurance information including diagnoses, and in some instances bank and credit card account information.  The records involved belong to patients as well as physicians, employees, volunteers, vendors and business partners. Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Data Breach Compromises 139,000 Records

Posted on July 17, 2010 by

June 8, 2010 - The Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth’s office has acknowledged that it unintentionally released to a business publication personal information belonging to 139,000 state-registered investment advisers. The information was reportedly provided to IA Week, an investment industry publication, by a new employee when responding to a request for public information. The employee failed to take the necessary steps to remove personal information prior to releasing the records on CD. Continue reading →

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