Once again into the breach… (US)

Donna Cusano

backup tapes stolen from a van in the Bronx in December (where else?) eWeek 16 Feb It was not revealed until last week, since HHC took till mid-February to report.  Now in Charleston, West Virginia, personal information of over 3,600 patients was compromised on one of their own websites. The PHI records–including name, birthdate, address and SSI–could be accessed through WVChamps.com, a Charleston Area Medical Center website relating to respiratory and pulmonary rehabilitation for seniors. InfoSecurity.com It demonstrates the vulnerability of data both in the old and new way.