Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The lawsuit concerns a May 2015 data breach in which hackers allegedly stole health information relating to 3.9 represented in its privacy policy that the Company used encryption and authentication tools to protect information but failed to encrypt the data (at rest) on its computer systems.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

The settlement resolves a multistate litigation arising out of a May 2015 data breach in which hackers infiltrated WebChart, a web application run by MIE, and stole the electronic Protected Health Information (“ePHI”) of over 3.9 million individuals. failed to encrypt the sensitive ePHI. The case was filed in the U.S.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 8, 2019

The publication, “ Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients ” (HICP), is the result of a government and industry collaboration mandated by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. The post HHS Releases Cybersecurity Guidance for Healthcare Organizations appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 23, 2015

On July 1, 2015, Connecticut’s governor signed into law Public Act No. On July 1, 2015, Connecticut’s governor signed into law Public Act No. A brief summary of the data security requirements for health insurers and state contractors is set forth below: Health Insurers. State Contractors.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 26, 2017

the nation’s second largest health insurer, reached a record $115 million settlement in a class action lawsuit arising out of a 2015 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 78 million people. Anthem announced in February 2015 that it had been the target of an external cyber attack.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Anthem”) following Anthem’s 2015 data breach. That breach, affecting approximately 79 million individuals, was the largest breach of protected health information (“PHI”) in history. prevent unauthorized access to ePHI.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

On November 22, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a $650,000 settlement with University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass”), resulting from alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules. .

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 24, 2015

On April 8, 2015, a New York Assemblyman introduced the Data Security Act in the New York State Assembly that would require New York businesses to implement and maintain information security safeguards. physical safeguards, such as disposing of electronic media so that the information cannot be read or reconstructed.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

The public availability of such kind of information could expose the owners to identity theft and other scams. The experts also discovered a large number of insurance certificates that expose various personally identifiable information (PII), such as names, phone numbers, postal and email addresses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 9, 2015

On December 9, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham”) settled charges brought by the FTC stemming from allegations that the company unfairly failed to maintain reasonable data security practices. The case is FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al. (2:13-CV-01887-ES-JAD)

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 2, 2016

(“LabMD”) violated the unfairness prong of Section 5 of the FTC Act by failing to maintain reasonable security practices to protect consumers’ sensitive personal information. LabMD has 60 days to appeal.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 9, 2015

On May 13, 2015, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV) signed into law A.B. 179 (the “Bill”), which expands the definition of “personal information” in the state’s data security law. The law takes effect on July 1, 2015. a medical identification or health insurance identification number; and.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

On February 3, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released a Risk Alert , entitled Cybersecurity Examination Sweep Summary, summarizing observations from the recent round of cybersecurity examinations of registered broker-dealers and investment advisers under the Cybersecurity Examination Initiative.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

On February 23, 2015, the Wyoming Senate approved a bill (S.F.36) 36) that adds several data elements to the definition of “personal identifying information” in the state’s data breach notification statute. Update : On March 2, 2015, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead signed both bills into law.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 31, 2014

The new law requires commercial entities conducting business in Delaware to take reasonable steps to destroy their consumers’ “personal identifying information” prior to the disposal of electronic or paper records. The law will take effect on January 1, 2015. confidential health care information.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 3, 2015

On November 30, 2015, the U.S.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Since 2015, the U.S. Encourages financial institutions and other companies that engage with victims of ransomware (such as those involved in providing cyber insurance, digital forensics, and incident response) to implement risk-based sanctions compliance programs and to consider their obligations under FinCEN regulations.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

The European Union is off to a slow start levying fines for abusing data privacy and security, but the now-year-old General Data Protection Regulation gives the government the power to do so. states are left on their own to fine companies which don’t take cybersecurity or client privacy seriously. Until the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 5, 2015

On March 3, 2015, the Third Circuit heard oral arguments in FTC v. Wyndham”) on whether the FTC has the authority to regulate private companies’ data security under Section 5 of the FTC Act. Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

On November 13, 2015, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. LabMD”) for failing to show that LabMD’s allegedly unreasonable data security practices caused, or were likely to cause, substantial consumer injury. The complaint cited two specific security incidents which were allegedly caused by LabMD’s unreasonable data security.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2019

The US real-estate insurance biz, First American Financial, accidentally leaked customers’ highly personal files online, hundreds of millions of documents. The US real-estate insurance company First American Financial Corp. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. billion in 2018.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This week, we discuss the stalemate between Bloomberg Businessweek and Supermicro, Apple and Facebook’s call for a federal data privacy law in the US, and what the Morrisons Appeal Court ruling means for every organisation. We at Apple are in full support of a comprehensive federal privacy law in the United States.”.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. SECURITI’s solutions help organizations secure data while automating privacy and compliance using AI and machine learning tactics. Cape Privacy.

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