From their notice on their web site: McLeod Health (“McLeod”) is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of our patients’ information. Regrettably, we are addressing an email security incident that may involve some of that information. McLeod is currently reviewing the contents of an email account that was accessed by an unauthorized actor between…
Colorado mental health services provider reveals September attack impacted hundreds of thousands of clients and employees
It appears that AspenPointe, a Colorado provider of outpatient and inpatient crisis ,mental health, substance abuse, and behavioral services across the lifespan, is notifying employees and clients of a cyberattack that resulted in exfiltration of data. In a notice on their web site, which appears addressed more to employees than clients, they write: As you…
Coming up soon: Supreme Court hears CFAA case
Oral argument in Van Buren v. United States is scheduled for 11:00 am Eastern. It will air on C-Span. Info here. Case preview on SCOTUSblog here.
UK: “Human error” blamed for personal data breaches at Sheffield Council
Lucy Ashton reports: The council is required to note, assess and deal with any information security or personal data breaches and logged 231 incidents during 2019/20. Of these, 92 were personal data breaches. The majority involved customers and were caused by human error with emails or post being delivered to the wrong person. Read more…
Investigation launched after hundreds of confidential patient details from Lloyd Pharmacy were sent to a woman in the post
Jessica Sansome reports: A woman received a parcel from Lloyds Pharmacy containing hundreds of prescription records – exposing confidential patient information. She believes the box from Lloyds Pharmacy was meant to be delivered to NHS prescriptions services in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Read more on Manchester Evening News.
CFPB to Play Peacemaker in Battle for Consumers’ Financial Data
Lydia Beyoud reports: The CFPB is ready to shape the next phase of open banking in the U.S. as it develops standards for how vast amounts of consumer financial data is shared among banks, fintech apps, and data transfer companies. Financial data sharing has been largely left in private-sector hands, but the Consumer Financial Protection…