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Data Breach
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Fresenius Pays OCR $3.5M for Five Separate Data Breaches Affecting a Total of 521 Individuals
In the first settlement for HIPAA violations in 2018, Fresenius Medical Care North America (Fresenius) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle…
WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
Trouble on the horizon: what ENISA’s Report tells us about the threat of data breaches
By WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Lawyers
Last month, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) published its 2017 ‘Threat Landscape Report’. The Report comments on general trends in the area of cybercrime, and…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Mnuchin to discuss Equifax data breach with FSOC
Appearing before the House Financial Services Committee yesterday at a hearing entitled “The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council" (FSOC), Treasury Secretary Mnuchin indicated that he intends to…
Data Protection Report
Data breach notification to become mandatory in Australia from 22 February 2018
By Jim Lennon (AU), Edward Odendaal (AU)
Privacy compliance will become even more important for all companies in Australia now that the mandatory data breach notification scheme has been enacted. From 22 February 2018, certain data breaches…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB reportedly puts investigation of Equifax on ice while other government agencies press forward
Equifax announced on September 7, 2017 a massive data breach affecting an estimated 143 million consumers. Richard Cordray, the then Director of the CFPB, shortly thereafter authorized an investigation according…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Aetna $17.2 Million Breach Settlement Brings Lessons for Handling Health Data
By Marcy Wilder, Shee Shee Jin
Aetna will pay almost $17.2 million to settle a federal class action lawsuit stemming from a 2017 mailing that disclosed the HIV status of health plan members. Aetna also agreed…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
United States Supreme Court Considers Whether to Weigh in on Circuit Split in Data Breach Actions
In October 2017, healthcare insurer, CareFirst, petitioned the United States Supreme Court, requesting the Court to clarify the constitutional standing requirement for plaintiffs seeking to bring claims regarding their exposure…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Oklahoma State Hack Compromises Half a Million Records
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) has notified 279,865 patients that their protected health information may have been compromised as a result of a hacking incident. OSUCHS has…
Inside Government Contracts
Changes Coming to the FAR: Government Proposes New Rules on Data Breaches, Cost Evaluation of IDIQ Proposals, and Overseas Small Business Contracting
Federal contractors may be subject to a slate of new regulations in 2018, including rules that increase cyber reporting burdens, expand small business competition, and change the procedures for competitively…
Data Protection Report
South Dakota and Colorado strengthen data breach protections
Last week, South Dakota moved closer to implementing a data breach notification law, while Colorado legislators introduced a new bill requiring “reasonable security procedures,” imposing data disposal rules and shortening…