DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The DPDP Act will replace India’s current data protection framework, which includes relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011. payments, insurance etc).

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 25, 2020

The Report emphasizes that existing law—including the Spanish Organic Law 3/1986 of April 14 1986 on Special Measures in Public Health Matters (as modified by Spanish Royal Decree-Law 6/2020, of March 10, 2020) or Spanish General Public Health Law 33/2011 of October 4, 2011—provides necessary legal measures to deal with health risk situations.

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Personal data GDPR Risk Insurance 75

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2%

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 27, 2012

On January 24, 2011, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein announced that they had reached an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (“AVC”) with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The attacks aimed at government entities and managed service providers (MSPs) that were active in many industries, including aviation, healthcare, finance, insurance, energy, and gambling. The APT20 group has been active since at least 2011, but experts did not associate any campaign with this threat actors between 2016 and 2017.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 24, 2012

(“Accretive”) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and its implementing regulations, and various Minnesota debt collection and consumer protection laws. million civil monetary penalty imposed against Cignet Health in February 2011.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Mr Skelton had taken personal data (including name, address, gender, date of birth, phone number, national insurance number, bank details and salary information) relating to nearly 100,000 employees and posted it on the internet. The solution is to insure against ruinous group claims…. What compensation will be payable for distress?

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 26, 2012

Within the sphere of credit and finance, the Commissioner is widely considered to be focusing particular attention on the insurance industry. Not dissimilarly, in 2010, the Irish DPA published a special investigation into the use of a shared database within the Irish insurance industry.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 3, 2014

Accretive experienced a breach in July 2011 that involved the protected health information of more than 23,000 patients. million for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and various Minnesota debt collection and consumer protection laws relating to the same incident.

Insurance 40

Insurance Information Security Risk Access 40

Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2011

On June 16, 2011, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior officially opened a National Cyber Defense Center as part of the comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that was adopted by the German federal government on February 23, 2011.

Insurance 40

Insurance Cybersecurity Information Security Security 40

Data Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The RFI seeks public input on a broad range of potential reforms to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations with a focus on enhancing care coordination.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 28, 2011

On April 26, 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment America (“Sony”) disclosed an information security breach that may affect up to 77 million consumers. Affected individuals should also be provided with sufficient insurance to protect them from the possible financial consequences of identity theft.”.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2018

Over in the APAC region, South Korea has had a regulation in place since 2011. In the United States alone, companies across different industries have been following regulations to comply with privacy laws.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 20, 2014

Gameover Zeus, a sophisticated type of malware that first emerged in 2011, is designed to steal banking and other credentials from the computers it infects. Read our previous blog entry about Gameover Zeus and how cyber insurance may help mitigate risks posed by malware. Read the FTC’s Consumer Information blog post.

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Insurance Encryption Risk Security 40

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The Committee stated in its October 18, 2011 report that the current penalties for unlawfully obtaining personal data (under Section 55 of the DPA) are an inadequate deterrent, and urged the government to exercise its power to introduce prison sentences without delay. “We

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 24, 2012

This failure contributed to a July 2011 information security breach when an Accretive employee left an unencrypted laptop containing information of approximately 23,500 patients in a rental car. The laptop was stolen and has not yet been recovered.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The group claims that between June 2011 and February 2012 Google obtained personal information by bypassing the default privacy settings on the iPhone to install cookies in the Safari web browser. . “Google You Owe Us” – Representative Action.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The FCA has provided new guidance for PIs and EMIs using the “insurance or comparable guarantee” method of safeguarding. This includes a requirement that the insurance policy or comparable guarantee must pay out for the full amount of any claim regardless of how the relevant insolvency event occurs (including if the firm is at fault).

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 9, 2019

Court Compels Non-Party Insurance Agents to Produce Text Messages in TCPA Case : In Gould v. Farmers Insurance Exchange , Missouri District Judge Rodney W. 2011: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4. Here they are: 2017: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4. 2016: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4. So, what do you think?

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 19, 2010

The definition of “employer” under the Act exempts banks, insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, debt collectors and state and local government agencies that require the use of credit history. The Employee Credit Privacy Act will come into effect January 1, 2011.

Privacy 40

Privacy Insurance Access Government 40

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 22, 2016

million settlement with the Minnesota Attorney General for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and its implementing regulations, and various Minnesota debt collection and consumer protection laws. In 2012, Accretive entered into a $2.5

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Risk Passwords Privacy 40

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

On September 12, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) unveiled a model privacy notice for personal health records (the “PHR Model Privacy Notice”).

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Insurance Personal data 40

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 23, 2011

On June 23, 2011, in a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in IMS Health Inc. Sorrell that a Vermont law prohibiting the sale of prescriber-identifiable data to drug companies was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment right to free speech.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Marketing Manufacturing 40

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack.

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Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. NAIC Advances Accreditation Standard Process for Revised Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation, and Term and Universal Life Insurance Reserve Financing Model Regulation.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. NAIC Advances Accreditation Standard Process for Revised Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation, and Term and Universal Life Insurance Reserve Financing Model Regulation.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Robert's Db2

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

IBM's 2011 Information on Demand conference took place last week in Las Vegas. I attended a number of the event's technical sessions, and summarized what I heard in some of those sessions in a couple of entries posted to this blog. DB2 10 for z/OS: it's about time.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

AB 375 does not apply to protected or health information that is collected by a covered entity governed by the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act or the notification rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services made pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Availability [sic] Act. 552 (2011), the U.S.

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GDPR Privacy Sales Data breaches 79

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 9, 2020

In its report, the DPC noted that the ad-tech industry is subject to separate inquiries – this report is more broadly focussed on organisations across a range of sectors, including retail, entertainment, insurance, banking, public sector, media and publishing.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

AB 375 does not apply to protected or health information that is collected by a covered entity governed by the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act or the notification rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services made pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Availability [sic] Act. 552 (2011), the U.S.

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GDPR Privacy Sales Data breaches 60

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In the criminal complaint against Mann (PDF), a New York FBI agent said the CEO admitted that starting in 2010 or 2011 he began borrowing large sums of money from banks and financing companies under false pretenses. ” “Mann estimated that he fraudulently obtained about $70 million that he has not paid back. .”

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Robert's Db2

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Greetings from Las Vegas, Nevada, site of the 2011 IBM Information on Demand conference (aka IOD). Well, we heard from an IT manager with an organization (a big insurance company) that was a beta test site for the IDAA. Words are fine, you may be thinking. How about some numbers? How impressive? seconds after.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 9, 2018

Here are three cases related to privilege issues, including one where the court granted a quick peek request by the plaintiff, citing the “court’s heavy caseload and limited resources”: Putting Information on File Share Site without Protection Waives Privilege, Court Rules : In Harleysville Insurance Co. Holding Funeral Home, Inc.

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e-Discovery Computer and Electronics Communications Cloud 39

eSecurity Planet

MAY 5, 2021

Its audit-ready compliance capabilities ensure that an organization’s security meets key standards for compliance frameworks , including Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and HITRUST. There will be an estimated 3.5

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Information Governance Perspectives

JULY 23, 2020

My wife, who happens to be an insurance defense attorney, well, we were closely following some of the court challenges, specifically in Wisconsin as they relate to public health measures in response to COVID. It’s not uniform by any means. Because it’s simple, they’ve rocketed to the top and it’s been a pretty impressive trajectory.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Guidance replaces prior FFIEC-issued guidance on risk management practices for financial institutions offering internet-based products: “Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment” (2005) and the “Supplement to Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment” (2011). The 2005 guidance replaced a 2001 version of the same document.

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Authentication Access Risk Financial Services 88

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2020

Canadian insurance firm Andrew Agencies struck by ransomware (unknown). The NHS lost hundreds of thousands of letters between 2011 and 2016. Louisiana Community College crippled by ransomware (unknown). Galt, CA, government suffers ransomware attack (unknown). Yerington Pauite Tribe hit by ransomware attack (unknown). Henry Co.,

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