Unorthodox study shows hard drives retain files
MIT graduates Simson Garfinkel and Abhi Shelat analyzed 158 used hard drives from stores and eBay. Of 129 working drives, 69 had recoverable data and 49 held significant personal information including medical records, letters, pornography, and 5,000 credit card numbers. They warn that simple deletion or emptying trash does not guarantee data erasure.
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MIT
Simson Garfinkel
Abhi Shelat
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Pennsylvania
Arizona
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Microsoft
AccessData
Hospitals charged for Medicare fraud suit credibility questioned
The Justice Department joins whistle-blower suits alleging Johns Hopkins Hospital and Methodist Hospital charged Medicare for experimental cardiac devices from 1986 to 1995. The devices were not eligible for coverage as they were unproven in safety and effectiveness, with suits under the False Claims Act originally filed by private whistleblowers and later joined by the government.
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Methodist Hospital of
Memphis
Cecelia Sawyer
Suburban Fire Chief Fired as Ambulance Painkillers Diluted
FBI probes after tests show morphine and Demerol diluted or replaced with saline in ambulances across three Missouri communities near Kansas City. Paramedic Craig Starr suspended. Fire Chief Rich Lehmann in Liberty also dismissed, with officials uncertain about patient exposure or timing of tampering. The investigation covers at least six months and involves multiple cities.
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Gregg Minion
Research Medical Center
Patty Gentrup
Liberty
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Gentrup
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