First they said it wasn’t, now they say it was but not to worry…. read Chris Welch’s report on The Verge.
Response by Adult & Pediatric Dermatology to settlement with HHS
I was originally pointing readers to HealthITSecurity.com for APDerm’s statement, but I just checked email and see that APDerm sent me their statement, so I’m reproducing it here: December 27, 2013 – Along with protecting our patients’ health and safety, protecting their privacy is our highest priority. In 2011, we were victims of a crime and…
Update: City of Milwaukee employees file complaint over data breach
Well, we knew it was coming, but now Milwaukee employees have filed their formal complaint against Dynacare with HHS OCR. Don Walker has the story. If the allegations are true/founded, then at the very least Dynacare should have to explain whether it had a policy in place that would have required the flash drive to…
Creator of Mariposa Botnet sentenced to 58 months in jail
SAPA reports: A Slovenian court on Monday sentenced to 58 months in jail Matjaz Skorjanc, the creator of the “Mariposa Botnet”, a vast network of virus-infected computers used by criminal hackers. Skorjanc was found guilty of “creating a malicious computer programme for hacking information systems, assisting in wrongdoings and money laundering”, the Maribor regional court…
Back at FTC v. LabMD, a commissioner recuses herself
In one of the FTC enforcement actions I’ve been following, there has been another development. On December 17, LabMD moved to disqualify Commissioner Julie Brill from hearing the case, claiming her public statements that specifically mention the case show she has prejudged the case. The FTC responded to the motion, here, opposing the motion, but…
Massachusetts dermatology practice settles potential HIPAA violations; will pay $150,000 and implement corrective action plan
HHS has just issued this press release concerning a settlement of charges arising out of a breach previously covered on this site in 2011: Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C., of Concord, Mass., (APDerm) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification…