The following is a press release from Europol, issued today, about the seizure of the WallStreet Market, reported yesterday. But this press release also announces that three people involved in WSM were arrested in Germany. And in other news, a second market has also been seized: Silkkitie (known as the Valhalla Marketplace) was seized by…
Month: May 2019
United Arab Emirates: New law regulating data in the health sector
DLA Piper writes: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government has issued Federal Law No. 2 of 2019 on the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Fields (“ICT Health Law”). The objectives of this law are to: ensure the optimal use of ICT in health fields; ensure safety and security of health…
New Requirements for FTC Data Security Settlements
Katherine E. Armstrong of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP writes: Two of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) most recent data security settlements include new requirements that go beyond previous data security settlements. The new provisions (1) require that a senior corporate officer provide to the FTC annual certifications of compliance and (2) specifically prohibit making…
San Francisco Unified School District notifies families of Buena Vista Horace Mann students about data security incident
The San Francisco Unified School District recently notified families of current and former Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM) students about an incident in which student data was shared with some BVHM community members. An unsigned letter dated April 22nd from the district’s department of technology described what had transpired: On April 10, 2019, an electronic…
Sensitive patient records found on Cork city street
Catherine Shanahan reports: Documents with sensitive patient data identifying children and adults, details of surgical procedures, and reasons for missing appointments have been found on a busy city-centre street in Cork. The highly personalised information relating to patients attending Cork University Hospital (CUH) for plastic surgery was discovered by Luke Field, a Labour Party local…
Hong Kong gov’t dental clinic loses personal information of nearly 400 patients
Holmes Chan reports: A government-run dental clinic has lost an appointment book that contains the personal information of about 383 patients. The Department of Health revealed the incident on Thursday, saying that the Li Po Chun Dental Clinic in Tai Kok Tsui had lost information related to bookings made from January to June 2015. The…