[Dataloss] WI: 103, 000 Doctor's Social Security Numbers Posted on Website by Accident

Henry Brown hbrown at knology.net
Thu Feb 28 11:23:49 UTC 2008


food for the conspiracy  theory folks?!!

Los Angeles' city attorney has sued Health Net Inc. - one of 
California's largest insurers - accusing the company of unlawful and 
deceptive business practices for canceling coverage after patients make 
medical claims.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/22/BUIVV6HTF.DTL

and then this

lyger wrote:
> http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/16061387.html
>
> NewsCenter 13 has learned local doctors may be at risk for identity theft.
>
> The risk involves a national health insurance company and more than 
> 100-thousand doctors in Wisconsin and ten other states.
>
> The Vice President at Marshfield Clinic confirmed Wednesday afternoon that 
> social security numbers for his doctors and thousands of others all over 
> the midwest were posted on a website, accidently.
>
> Dr. Doug Reding tells us the numbers were posted to a website by a company 
> called Health Net Federal Services based in Rancho Cordova, California.
>   




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