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Florida Bail Bondsman Pleads Guilty to Selling 500 People’s Personal Info

A former Bartow, Fla., bail bondsman pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling the personal information of 500 people with the intent of stealing their income tax refunds. The Ledger of Lakeland reports 59-year-old Ronald Reed faces a mandatory two-year …

Tennessee Hospital Patient Information Found in Public Recycling Bin

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says its Office of Licensure is investigating after paperwork from a Franklin mental health facility was found in a public recycling bin. The Tennessean reports the paperwork was from an …

Secret Service: Cybercrime ‘Skimming’ Cases on the Rise in North Carolina

The U.S. Secret Service says “skimming,” a cybercrime which targets automatic teller machines and gasoline pumps and the people who use them, is on the rise in the Charlotte, N.C., area. The Charlotte Observer reports that the Secret Service reports …

Colorado Clinic Reports Breach Of Privacy Rules

A Denver-area spine clinic says it has fired an employee in its billing department who improperly emailed some patients’ protected information to her personal account, but it doesn’t appear anyone’s personal information is at risk. Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic in …

Utah Medical Records Breach More Extensive

Health officials in Utah say hackers who downloaded thousands of medical files from state computers last week stole far more personal information than originally thought. The Utah Department of Health said Friday that nearly 182,000 recipients of Medicaid and the …