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Videos from Health Privacy Summit Now Available

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Dissent

Organizers of the June 13th, D.C. Health Privacy Summit, “Getting IT Right: Protecting Patient Privacy in a Wired World” [http://www.healthprivacysummit.org], today announced the release of all videos from the Summit. Videos include all of the morning panel sessions, the keynote speakers, as well as the final session: “”Looking Forward – The 2012 Health Privacy Agenda” [http://www.healthprivacysummit.org/videos/session-5-looking-ahead-2012-health-privacy-agenda].”…

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Franchises from at least three national pizza chains hacked (update2)

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dissent

Scott Thomas Anderson reports: The rampant hacking of credit cards and ATM accounts that has hit Amador County is partly the result of “malicious software” installed at a Martell business, according to investigators from Amador County Sheriff’s office. Worse yet, six months of online victimization may not be over for some locals, particularly for those…

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StudentCity.com hacked; hackers decode encrypted credit card data

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dissent

I just read a breach disclosure to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office with accompanying notification letters to those affected that impressed me favorably. But first, to the breach itself: StudentCity.com, a site that allows students to book trips for school vacation breaks, suffered a breach in their system that they learned about on June…

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Sony insurer sues to deny data breach coverage

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dissent

Ben Berkowitz reports: One of Sony Corp’s insurers has asked a court to declare that it does not have to pay to defend the media and electronics conglomerate from mounting legal claims related to a massive data breach earlier this year. Zurich American Insurance Co asked a New York state court in documents filed late…

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The SAFE Data Act: An admirable attempt that needs expansion

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dissent

Cross-posted from PogoWasRight.org: Some of the controversy yesterday over The SAFE Data Act, introduced by Rep. Mary Bono Mack, concerns the  limited definition of “personal information” in terms of what would trigger a breach disclosure and notification.  Although some of the arguments appeared to follow partisan lines, the issue is not a partisan one, so…

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Editorial: Missing records case reveals vulnerabilities

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dissent

From an editorial in the Winston-Salem Journal: The mysterious case of the missing medical records apparently has been solved, though we think it took Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center too long — six weeks — to disclose its findings. And since this most recent case is the second time in less than two years that medical records…

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