I’ve been relatively quiet on this blog recently about FTC v. LabMD, but having read the latter’s answering brief to FTC’s appeal of Judge Chappell’s initial decision, I would encourage everyone to read LabMD’s brief, uploaded to this site. It really hits all the points/issues that have concerned me since the FTC first announced enforcement action against…
Category: U.S.
Eight months after laptop theft, Oceans Acquisitions notifies patients
Strike 1: Storing PHI on inactive or terminated patients on a mobile device. Strike 2: Leaving a laptop with unencrypted PHI in an unattended car. Strike 3: Not knowing you had PHI on the stolen laptop. If this was baseball, I’d call Oceans Acquisitions out. But it’s not, so… As seen on TXheadlines.com: an explanation…
Gyft Notifies Affected Users of Security Incident
Back in December, Brian Krebs reported: Digital gift card retailer Gyft has forced a password reset for some of its users. The move comes in response to the theft of usernames and passwords from a subset of Gyft customers. Mountain View, Calif. based Gyft lets customers buy and use gift cards entirely from their mobile…
UCF hit with potential class action lawsuit in Social Security hack
That was quick – but also interesting. Sean Levin reports: A former University of Central Florida student body president and member of UCF’s Board of Trustees filed a class action lawsuit against the university Friday after being victimized in UCF’s massive Social Security number hack. The lawsuit was filed in federal court, in the Orlando…
Jackson Memorial Hospital Fires Two Employees For Accessing, Leaking Jason Pierre-Paul’s Medical Records To ESPN
There’s a follow-up to a medical privacy breach previously discussed on this blog. Jordan Raanan reports: After a lengthy investigation and litigation, two individuals were fired from Jackson Memorial Hospital for inappropriately accessing the medical records of Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. Read the hospital’s statement on NJ.com.
NY: Rite Aid employee stole customer addresses, credit card numbers
Abbott Brant reports: If you shopped at Rite Aid‘s 238 Hooker Ave. store in the past year, you should keep an eye on your bank and credit card statements, according to the Rite Aid Corporation. A Rite Aid associate at the Poughkeepsie location “may have obtained limited customer information” including customer names, addresses and payment…