And yet another blow to would-be plaintiffs in data breach litigation: you can’t raise claims under state law if ERISA applies and covers all the claims. Joe Lustig reports: For the second time this year, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that state law claims arising from Anthem’s February data…
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OH: Thousands Of Medical Records Containing Confidential Info Found In Dumpster
Maureen Kocot reports: A good Samaritan says he was surprised when he discovered thousands of documents marked confidential in a dumpster. 10TV examined the documents and found medical records containing patients’ social security numbers, dates of birth, as well as detailed information about medical conditions and prescriptions. […] The Ohio Medical Board says it has…
Home Depot reaches settlement agreement with MasterCard over data breach
David Allison reports: The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) has reached a contingent settlement with MasterCard International Inc. over the home improvement giant’s massive 2014 data breach. The deal was disclosed Nov. 30 in court filings in federal court in Atlanta. Banks have reached out to see if their members are interested in participating in…
IL: Mailing error by contractor discloses ‘limited’ personal info of 3,000 Centegra patients
Stephen DiBenedetto reports: Medical bills detailing “limited” personal information of 3,000 Centegra Health System patients recently were sent to the wrong addresses because of a mailroom error at a third-party contractor, a Centegra spokeswoman said. The mailing error happened Nov. 2 at MedAssets, a Georgia-based vendor Centegra contracts, during routine maintenance. A setting on automatic…
Update: Over 84,000 affected by OH Muhlenberg breach
The OH Muhlenberg breach, previously noted on this site, has been added to HHS’s public breach tool. According to the entry, the breach impacted 84,681 patients. Ouch.
NM: Fired by Roadrunner, former employee allegedly took revenge by hacking them and re-routing customer service calls
Kirsten Swanson reports: A Rio Rancho man was arrested for hacking his old employers and posing as a technician, even after police say they charged him with a crime. Gordon Logan is accused of hacking into the servers at Roadrunner Wireless Internet Service. He worked at the company for 16 years. Police started to investigate…