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Target data breach settlement remanded by appeals court after two consumers raise concerns

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Dissent

It ain’t over until…. well, no body-shaming here, but Target is not out of the woods on litigation from their massive 2013 breach. Law360 is reporting: The Eighth Circuit decided Wednesday to send back to lower court the $10 million deal that let Target Corp. out of multidistrict litigation over its notorious 2013 data breach,…

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Children’s Medical Center of Dallas pays $3.2m penalty for multiple violations of Security Rule

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Dissent

Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, part of Children’s Health nationwide network, has paid HHS $3.2 million to settle charges stemming from multiple breaches involving ePHI and failure to comply with the Security Rule, despite notice of their shortcomings. Here’s HHS’s press release with a link to their determination: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for…

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Arming Employers Against Internal Hackers, the 11th Circuit Clarifies CFAA’s “Loss” Requirement

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Dissent

Carol Mongtgomery of Butler Snow LLP writes: The Eleventh Circuit ruled last week in a wrongful discharge turned Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) case, spinning the employee’s case against his employer on its head. The facts of Brown Jordan International, Inc. v. Carmicle stemmed from the employment of Christopher Carmicle by Brown Jordan, a furniture manufacturer….

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Developing: Shafer raided by FBI again, being detained

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Dissent

Justin Shafer, who was raided by the FBI in May after reporting that he found protected health information (PHI) leaking from a public FTP server, was raided by the FBI again today. Shafer, a dental technician and active researcher of patient management software systems in the dental field, routinely searches for and uncovers exposed PHI. He notifies…

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Spanish Police Raided Suspects Linked to Notorious Hacker ‘Phineas Fisher’

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Dissent

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: Police forces in Spain have raided several suspects linked to a cyberattack against the the union of the Catalan police Mossos D’Esquadra on Tuesday. That attack was carried out in May of last year by Phineas Fisher, a hacker who gained notoriety for exposing the secrets of spyware vendors FinFisher and Hacking Team. Several Spanish newspapers reported news…

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MLB fines Cardinals $2 million for computer hack

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dissent

Brian Feldt reports: Major League Baseball on Monday afternoon ordered the St. Louis Cardinals to pay $2 million and turn over two 2017 draft selections to the Houston Astros as a result of a former Cardinals employee hacking the Astros’ computer system. The league’s decision also permanently banned Chris Correa, who was fired by the Cardinals in July 2015…

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