There’s a follow-up to a breach that was first disclosed by CBS in Chicago in February. The incident, involving patients of Suburban Lung Associates, was reported to HHS in April as affecting 2,984 patients. The following is the press release from Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office: Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against…
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Former Tiversa employee takes the stand in FTC v. LabMD, claims Tiversa falsified data presented to FTC and Congress (updated)
Update: The transcript of Rick Wallace’s testimony is now available online, here. At the time this post was written, only an unofficial transcript was available. After months of delay while immunity was sought and obtained for a former Tiversa employee, Rick Wallace finally took the stand today in FTC v. LabMD. And as LabMD’s CEO Michael…
Supreme Court to Examine Standing Under FCRA
Jason C. Gavejian and B. Tyler Philippi write: The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to hear a case brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) to determine whether individual consumers have standing to sue a consumer reporting agency for statutory violations of the FCRA when no “actual damages” were suffered by the consumer. The FCRA, like other privacy laws,…
Three men associated with Anonymous Australia facing jail time: Part 1
Three men affiliated with Anonymous Australia are facing jail time: one for incitement, and two for serious hacking charges that could send each man to prison for many years. DataBreaches.net started looking into all three cases and how the men’s paths crossed. In this post, we provide some background and details on one of the cases. Future posts will…
Interpol alerted as teenage hacker from Perth flees to Europe
Richard Guilliatt reports: A teenage computer hacker from Perth who faces 25 charges relating to alleged attacks on Microsoft and the US army has absconded overseas, prompting Australian authorities to alert Interpol. The 19 year-old — yet to face trial despite being charged two years ago — has told The Weekend Australian he moved to Europe last…
Senator Leahy introduces Consumer Privacy Protection Act; federal data breach notification law
Eric Chabrow reports: Privacy advocates in the Senate have unveiled a national data breach notification bill that would allow states to keep their own laws if they provide more stringent reporting and privacy protections than offered by the federal government. The Consumer Privacy Protection Act, introduced April 30, is sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont…