US State of New York Oct 2013 Misuse (Q10384)
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US State of New York Oct 2013 Misuse
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A data breach risk event
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October 2013
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A state employee was placed on leave after emailing thousands of private Medicaid records to his personal email account, state Medicaid Inspector General James Cox announced today. The security breach happened on Oct. 12 of last year, when the employee -- who worked for Coxs office -- sent 17,743 records to the account, according to the state. Cox said the person acted without telling anyone in his office. (English)
