Jonathan Stempel reports: A British man has been arrested in England and charged by the United States and Britain with infiltrating U.S. government computer systems, including those run by the military, to steal confidential data and disrupt operations, authorities said. U.S. prosecutors said the alleged hacker, Lauri Love, infiltrated thousands of computer systems including those…
Month: October 2013
Gerdau notifies employees of privacy breach after HealthFitness laptop stolen
Last week, HealthFitness notified Gerdau that there was a possible data breach of the personal health information of some of its employees, spouses and dependents, according to a news release cited in a Jackson Sun news story: The letter notes that HealthFitness, which works as the third-party administrator for Gerdau’s health management and wellness program, discovered…
Marketplace is working, says Sebelius, shortly before it crashes
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of HHS, writes: To give Americans a better way to shop for health coverage, the federal government and states recently launched Health Insurance Marketplaces. Yesterday, we announced a clear path forward so that by the end of November, HealthCare.gov will work smoothly for the vast majority of consumers. But you probably haven’t heard…
Reply Brief Filed in United States v. Auernheimer
Orin Kerr writes: Readers who are following the Weev case, aka United States v. Auernheimer, the Third Circuit appeal I am litigating pro bono, might be interested to know that we filed our reply brief today. You can read the reply brief here.
GA: Sheriff’s deputy accidentally e-mails female deputies’ bra cup sizes to all members of the department
There are e-mail gaffes, and then there are e-mail gaffes that can really be embarrassing. Ben Wright reports: A Muscogee County sheriff’s deputy who emailed personal information of female co-workers using bullet proof vests has been identified. Cpl. Keith Hamilton, the quartermaster in charge of supplies for the Sheriff’s Office, was given a written reprimand…
CT health insurance database aims at cost transparency, despite privacy concerns
Arielle Levin Becker reports on privacy concerns about Connecticut’s development of an all-payers claim database: […] But Dr. Susan Israel, who said she had been following patients’ “privacy rights, or lack thereof,” said it was important to know who would be handling patient data that hadn’t been de-identified. “The public really needs to understand, first…