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Premera Blue Cross accused of destroying evidence in data breach lawsuit

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: The plaintiffs of a class-action lawsuit against health insurance provider Premera Blue Cross are accusing the organization of “willfully destroying” evidence that was crucial for establishing accurate details in a security breach incident. In court documents filed last week obtained by ZDNet, plaintiffs claim that Premera intentionally destroyed a computer that was…

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Company’s ‘mailing error’ exposes health information of kids on Missouri

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Dissent

Andy Marso reports: A contractor that administers Missouri Medicaid plans says it accidentally exposed the personal health information of 19,570 children. A vice president for WellCare Health Plans Inc. said in a letter to The Star that the company learned on July 25 that a “mailing error” caused reminders about well-child visits for the company’s…

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NY: Arc of Erie County fined $200,000 for online security breach

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Dissent

Jonathan D. Epstein has an update to a breach originally reported in March of this year. The Arc of Erie County – a nonprofit social services agency formally known as Heritage Centers – will pay a $200,000 fine to the state, review its policies and analyze its potential electronic security risks after a breach of…

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Second Circuit Stands By Medidata “Spoofing” Decision

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Dissent

From Hunton Andrews Kurth: As reported on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery blog, the Second Circuit has rejected Chubb subsidiary Federal Ins. Co.’s request for reconsideration of the court’s July 6, 2018, decision, confirming that the insurer must cover Medidata’s $4.8 million loss under its computer fraud insurance policy. In July, the court determined that the loss resulted…

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T-Mobile experienced a data breach on August 20th

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Dissent

Update:  About 2 million customers are reportedly affected. Alex Wagner reports: T-Mobile today confirmed that it was affected by a security breach. T-Mobile says that on August 20th, it discovered a security breach that affected the accounts of some customers. The malicious party did not get access to any financial data, social security numbers, or…

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Darden reports possible data breach of 567,000 payment card numbers at Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Dissent

Reuters reports: Darden Restaurants Inc said on Wednesday it was recently notified by federal authorities that guest data from certain of its Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants may have been compromised in a cyber attack incident. The Olive Garden owner said its systems and networks were unaffected by the incident, as the breach occurred on a…

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