Hunton Privacy

JUNE 26, 2017

the nation’s second largest health insurer, reached a record $115 million settlement in a class action lawsuit arising out of a 2015 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 78 million people. Anthem announced in February 2015 that it had been the target of an external cyber attack.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Anthem”) following Anthem’s 2015 data breach. Three years ago, in February 2015, OCR opened a compliance review of Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurer, following media reports that Anthem had suffered a significant cyberattack. submit annual compliance reports for a period of two years.

Computer and Electronics 63

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Ransomware attacks use malware, often injected through phishing schemes, to encrypt a victim’s data files or programs, followed by a ransom demand by the threat actor that offers the decryption key in exchange for payment. Since 2015, the U.S. government has repeatedly sanctioned cybercriminals for their actions.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 24, 2015

On April 8, 2015, a New York Assemblyman introduced the Data Security Act in the New York State Assembly that would require New York businesses to implement and maintain information security safeguards. physical safeguards, such as disposing of electronic media so that the information cannot be read or reconstructed.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 3, 2015

On November 30, 2015, the U.S. The case stems from an OCR investigation into the company’s compliance with HIPAA rules, which was initiated after OCR received multiple notifications from Triple-S regarding breaches of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”). Under the settlement agreement, Triple-S is required to pay $3.5

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

PortSmash flaw in Hyper-Threading CPU could allow sensitive data theft. Flaws in several self-encrypting SSDs allows attackers to decrypt data they contain. Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges. Kraken ransomware 2.0 is available through the RaaS model.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JANUARY 30, 2018

Both settlements require compliance monitoring and record keeping obligations. Ironically, the mailings at issue were a required part of a settlement agreement from other lawsuits against Aetna first brought in 2014 and 2015. Aetna also agreed last week to pay a $1.15 New York AG Investigation Settlement.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

On November 22, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a $650,000 settlement with University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass”), resulting from alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules. .

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2018

The Australian law firm Slater and Gordon’s ill-fated £637 million acquisition of the professional services division of the British insurance outsourcer Quindell plc in 2015 has attracted a great deal of negative attention over the past few years. Help complying with the GDPR.

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Data Matters

MARCH 12, 2019

Over the last few years, States have enacted increasingly aggressive legislation concerning data privacy and security, raising concerns that companies will be subject to a patchwork of different standards. The Commission’s vote to submit the Safeguard Rule NPRM was divided, with Commissioners Noah Phillips and Christine Wilson dissenting.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 9, 2015

On December 9, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“Wyndham”) settled charges brought by the FTC stemming from allegations that the company unfairly failed to maintain reasonable data security practices. The case is FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al. (2:13-CV-01887-ES-JAD)

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 1, 2020

Today the Supreme Court allowed an appeal in Morrisons v Various Claimants1, a significant judgment addressing the extent of an employers’ liability for data breaches maliciously committed by an employee. The Data Protection Act 1998 does not exclude the imposition of vicarious liability for statutory or common law wrongs. Background.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The Scottish government therefore launched Safe, secure and prosperous: a cyber resilience strategy for Scotland in 2015 to help develop a culture of cyber resilience across the country. IT Governance is a leading provider of IT governance, risk management and compliance solutions.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Two recent developments in the United Kingdom highlight the growing risk of privacy litigation and “group actions” which is likely to further increase following the enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation (“ GDPR “) in May 2018. It is suggested that in the region of 5.4

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eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In this dispute, this Court issued an order in November 2017 granting plaintiff’s motion to compel the production of discovery documents post-dating August 21, 2015. at (e), and they must disclose any relevant insurance agreements.”. Case opinion link courtesy of eDiscovery Assistant.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 9, 2019

And we all thought that Rule 37(e) had the biggest impact from the 2015 Federal Rules changes when maybe it was actually Rule 26(b)(1)! Plaintiff is Able to Get Some Subpoenas for Personal Data Quashed, But Not All : In Delgado v. Court Compels Non-Party Insurance Agents to Produce Text Messages in TCPA Case : In Gould v.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

This week, we discuss a security flaw affecting 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass and LastPass; the prevalence of historic vulnerabilities in corporate IT systems; the increase in formjacking attacks; and Wendy’s $50 million data breach settlement. million of this amount, the rest being covered by insurance.

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Passwords Data breaches Retail Government 58

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Small business owners are less likely to have taken adequate measures to protect their digital systems and are consequently at an even higher risk of sustaining a data breach or a ransomware attack than a major corporation. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. state and territory. Until the U.S.

Cybersecurity 72

Cybersecurity Education Government Risk 72

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Under the revised Payment Services Directive (2015/2366) (PSD2), the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Commission were required to develop and adopt regulatory technical standards on strong customer authentication and common and secure open standards of communication. inherence: a biometric characteristic (e.g.,

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Authentication e-Delivery Risk Sales 102

Information Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I recently sat down with Gus Tugendhat, founder of UK-based government tenders and contracts data provider, Tussell. Gus told me about the origins of Tussell, the market it is addressing, its data-driven solution for businesses tendering for public sector contracts and the challenges of growing this innovative startup business.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 5, 2023

This partnership allows the public healthcare cluster to remain agile and navigate ongoing changes in compliance and technology. After this initial engagement, the IBM team became well-versed in SingHealth’s unique requirements, such as maintaining compliance with statutory compliance.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — HIPAA — has undergone some massive changes in the past few years to minimize the burden of healthcare entities. Their standard of compliance will instead be determined by the organizations’ consistency with the HIPAA Security Rule. About the essayist: Riyan N.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Investors, business clients, and more continue to look for secure application access for remote workers , provide real-time visibility into cyberattacks, and protect data as it travels from the cloud to edge networks and end-users and back. It uses this data to show a complete narrative of an attack in real-time. Open Raven.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This week, we discuss the stalemate between Bloomberg Businessweek and Supermicro, Apple and Facebook’s call for a federal data privacy law in the US, and what the Morrisons Appeal Court ruling means for every organisation. Skelton was arrested in March 2014 and, in July 2015, was jailed for eight years. Here are this week’s stories.

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Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches GDPR 55

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. How to Land a Round of Funding Securing Data and Infrastructure is Hot. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5 How Do VC Firms Work?

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