David M. Brown of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP writes: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, 133 S. Ct. 1138 (2013), continues to be relied on by federal courts to hold that “mere loss of data” or “increased risk of identity theft” in a data breach case does not constitute…
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Latest Debit Card Security Breach Past Us, But Bank Pacific President Says Account Holders Should Monitor Activity
Betsy Brown reports: Guam – The debit and credit card security breach earlier this month was the largest Bank Pacific President Philip Flores says he’s seen on Guam, with more than a thousand accounts believed to be affected island wide. Flores told PNC this wave seems to be past us as most charges were made…
Private medical records found at public dumpster in Manchester Twp
Rebecca Hanlon reports that patients’ medical records were found at a public dumpster. The records appear to belong to Dr. R. Dale McCormick of York Academy of Surgery. Attempts by the news outlet to reach the doctor were unsuccessful, and his office appeared vacant. Read more on YDR.
UK: Aberdeenshire Council signs undertaking after file left on roof of car is lost
From the ICO: An undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed by Aberdeenshire Council after a paper file was lost by an employee of the Adult Mental Health section of the council’s Social Work service. The employee had placed the file on the roof of his car before driving off….
Are Data Breach Investigations Privileged?
Over the past few years, I’ve seen more and more references to the idea that if breached entities have their legal counsel arrange for a forensics or breach investigation, the breach investigation would be considered privileged communications or attorney-client work. Needless to say, I am not happy at any end-run around transparency involving breach investigations….
Inland Empire Colleges Report E-mail Error May Have Exposed More than 35,000 Students’ Information
Tony Shin and Kelly Goff report: Confidential information about more than 35,000 students enrolled at community colleges in Riverside County may have been compromised, the district said in a letter Monday. The records affected belong to students enrolled during the spring 2014 semester at Riverside City, Norco and Moreno Valley colleges. A database containing information…