On February 12, FTC Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell admitted two letters from the House Oversight Committee (OGR) as exhibits in FTC v. LabMD. The letters concern OGR’s investigation of Tiversa, a firm whose statements the FTC relied upon in its data security enforcement case against LabMD (see FTC case files and previous coverage on PHIprivacy.net). Admission of the exhibits…
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Stay Safe: Do NOT post your personal information in comments
Some people erroneously believe that this site can offer them personalized help responding to a data breach. It can’t. This site is a news and issues site. DON’T post your personal info or contact information in a comment on this site. You are just inviting scammers to contact you, and giving them details they can use to…
Anthem's notification letter to affected members
A template of Anthem’s letter to affected members has been submitted to, and uploaded by, the California Attorney General’s Office. You can read it here (pdf).
Kaiser Permanente notifies Hawaii members of pharmacy records breach
Chelsea Jensen reports: Thousands of patients who filled prescriptions at Kaiser Permanente’s Kona pharmacy may have had some of their personal information compromised earlier this year. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is notifying a total of 6,600 patients who filled prescriptions at the Kailua-Kona pharmacy on Hualalai Road between Dec. 31, 2012, and Aug. 31, 2013, of…
The Black Market For Stolen Health Care Data
Aarti Shahani sat down with Greg Virgin, CEO of the security firm RedJack, to discuss the black market for stolen health care data: After poking around for about an hour, we come across an advertisement by someone selling Medicare IDs. We’re not revealing the site address or name because we don’t want the dealer to know we’re…
Anthem's free services for breach victims available from AllClear ID
Anthem has now posted information on how to enroll for the free services it is providing to those affected by its recently disclosed breach: Anthem is working with AllClear ID, a leading and trusted identity protection provider, to offer 24 months of identity theft repair and credit monitoring services to current or former members of…