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FTC complaint against LabMD could serve as guidance to businesses on data security

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dissent

The Federal Trade Commission has released a provisionally redacted public version of its complaint against LabMD  (PHIprivacy.net’s coverage of LabMD linked here). The complaint provides what could be useful  guidance as to what types of practices the FTC considers to be problematic practices under the Act: 10. At all relevant times, respondent engaged in a number of…

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Errant e-mail creates security breach at MNsure

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dissent

Jackie Crosby reports: A MNsure employee accidentally sent an e-mail file to an Apple Valley insurance broker’s office on Thursday that contained Social Security numbers, names, business addresses and other identifying information on more than 2,400 insurance agents. An official at MNsure, the state’s new online health insurance exchange, acknowledged it had mishandled private data. . Read…

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Follow-up: Utah Department of Health hack did not result in ID theft

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dissent

Marjorie Cortez reports that the massive Utah Department of Health hack in 2012 that compromised personal information of 780,000 Utahns has not been linked to any cases of identify theft: Patton said there were 37 incidents in which people raised questions whether the breach was tied to identity theft. That was later winnowed down to four…

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Paymast’r Services notifies customers after service provider’s site hacked

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dissent

Paymast’r Services, part of FSV Payment Systems in Florida, is notifying consumers about a breach involving an unnamed service provider. The unauthorized access to the provider’s site occurred in July and was discovered on August 2. In an unsigned letter to those affected, they write: Paymast’r Services provided you with a PaychekPLUS! payroll card (your…

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Vermont Attorney General Sorrell Requires Security Upgrades And Assesses Penalty For Security Breach Violations

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Dissent

Attorney General William Sorrell has reached a settlement with Natural Provisions, a grocery store in Williston, Vermont in which Natural Provisions agreed to spend $15,000 to significantly upgrade its computer security system to exceed minimum legal protections, and to pay $15,000 to the State, in addition to other injunctive relief. The settlement resolves allegations that Natural Provisions…

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NY: Brewster salon owner stole from customers to pay for vacation, flight – Feds

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Dissent

Lee Higgins reports: A Brewster salon owner stole more than $17,000 from customers, using their credit and debit card numbers to pay for a 10-day trip to a Georgia resort and a flight to North Carolina, the Secret Service said in court documents. Pamela Pinchbeck, 43, of Carmel, who owned Matthew David Hair Design on…

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