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Central Ohio Urology Group Notifies 300,000 Patients of Breach

By Linn Foster Freedman on October 13, 2016
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Approximately 300,000 patients of Central Ohio Urology Group have been notified that their protected health information has been stolen and posted online.

Although the actual date of the hacking has not been released, the records were posted online on August 2, 1016. The stolen data posted online included names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, State ID numbers, Social Security numbers, health plan and health insurance information, patient ID numbers, account information, medical histories, diagnoses and treatment information.

The data included 401,828 files that included videos, images, texts files, spreadsheets and other documents.

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Linn Freedman practices in data privacy and security law, cybersecurity, and complex litigation. She is a member of the Business Litigation Group and the Financial Services Cyber-Compliance Team, and chairs the firm’s Data Privacy and Security and Artificial Intelligence Teams. Linn focuses her…

Linn Freedman practices in data privacy and security law, cybersecurity, and complex litigation. She is a member of the Business Litigation Group and the Financial Services Cyber-Compliance Team, and chairs the firm’s Data Privacy and Security and Artificial Intelligence Teams. Linn focuses her practice on compliance with all state and federal privacy and security laws and regulations. She counsels a range of public and private clients from industries such as construction, education, health care, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, utilities and critical infrastructure, marine and charitable organizations, on state and federal data privacy and security investigations, as well as emergency data breach response and mitigation. Linn is an Adjunct Professor of the Practice of Cybersecurity at Brown University and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law.  Prior to joining the firm, Linn served as assistant attorney general and deputy chief of the Civil Division of the Attorney General’s Office for the State of Rhode Island. She earned her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law and her B.A., with honors, in American Studies from Newcomb College of Tulane University. She is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Read her full rc.com bio here.

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    Health Care and Life Sciences, Privacy and Cybersecurity
  • Blog:
    Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
  • Organization:
    Robinson & Cole LLP
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