As previously noted on this blog, SLC Security has been trying since early September- unsuccessfully – to get WakeMed to stop an alleged data leak of thousands of patients’ information. This week, SLC Security posted: Here are some details. We previously contacted them but they have not responded. Records redacted so we are not creating an…
Prime Healthcare and Shasta Regional still don't get HIPAA?
Remember the case of a patient whose PHI was disclosed to media by Shasta Regional Center and Prime Healthcare? If you don’t, just search this site for “Prime Healthcare,” and you’ll find a slew of coverage, including a $95,000 fine by California and a $275,000 settlement with OCR after they stubbornly insisted they had not violated…
Gundersen sentenced for his role in scheme to hack 14 financial networks and DoD payroll system
Associated Press reports an update to an indictment noted on this blog in May: A New York City man has been sentenced to about 3 1/2 years in prison for his role in an international cybercrime ring that hacked into the computers of more than a dozen financial institutions and the U.S. military’s payroll service….
Two More Defendants Sentenced In Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving Personal Identifying Information From AT&T Customer Files
Monique Smith, 31, of Pompano Beach, and Arrington Basil Segu, 28, of Miami, were sentenced Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke. Smith was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $55,263.45 in restitution. Segu was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by three…
FTC and Wyndham to Mediate Dispute Over FTC Data-Security Authority
Meena Harris writes: Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas directed the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts to seek mediation to resolve their landmark dispute over whether the FTC has the authority to regulate companies’ data-security practices. As we’ve previously reported, the FTC alleged that Wyndham violated Section 5…
Axa Wealth apologises for advised clients data breach
Peter Walker reports: Axa Wealth has apologised to two financial advisers after statements giving full details of their clients’ investments and account information were sent to another investor, in what has been described as an “embarrassing” blunder. Included within the half-yearly account update sent to a client of Neal Hall, chartered financial planner at London-based…