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Maryland Department of Labor discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

The Maryland Department of Labor announced it has suffered a data breach announced that exposed personally identifiable information. . The Maryland Department of Labor suffered a data breach, hackers accessed databases containing personally identifiable information (PII). ” continues the Department. .

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Nationwide Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle Multistate Data Breach Investigation

Hunton Privacy

On August 9, 2017, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. million settlement with attorneys general from 32 states in connection with a 2012 data breach that exposed the personal information of over 1.2 In October 2012, Nationwide and its affiliate, Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Nationwide”) agreed to a $5.5

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Ransomware Health Data Breach Affects 500,000 Patients

Hunton Privacy

On June 26, 2017, Airway Oxygen, a provider of oxygen therapy and home medical equipment, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack affecting 500,000 patients’ protected health information. The personal information of approximately 1,160 current and former employees was also compromised.

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Update: Privacy and the Protection of Personal Information in China

Hunton Privacy

In our August 2009 blog post on data protection issues in China, we noted that there was no uniform Chinese law that specifically addresses the protection of personal data, and that it seemed likely that Chinese personal information protection law would continue to develop as a patchwork of piecemeal regulations.

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Rite Aid Pharmacy Pays $1 Million; Settles FTC and HHS Charges Regarding Data Practices

Hunton Privacy

Rite Aid has agreed to pay $1 million and implement remedial measures to resolve Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and Federal Trade Commission allegations that it failed to protect customers’ sensitive health information. This is the second case in which the FTC and HHS coordinated their investigations and settlements.

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Nevada and New Hampshire Data Security and Privacy Laws Take Effect

Hunton Privacy

Although several states previously have rejected codifying PCI DSS into law, it remains to be seen whether Nevada’s new law will create a nationwide domino effect similar to that which occurred after California enacted the first information security breach notification statute.

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Data Security Breach Notification Law Update

Hunton Privacy

On July 22, Senator Patrick Leahy reintroduced a comprehensive federal data security bill calling it one of his “highest legislative priorities.”. The Missouri law goes into effect August 28, 2009. On July 22, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced a privacy bill that includes federal data security breach notification requirements.