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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a recent settlement with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a not-for-profit community hospital located in Yakima, Washington …
Snooping in Medical Records by Hospital Security Guards Leads to $240,000 HIPAA Settlement Read More
The Federal Trade Commission announced it has charged home security camera company Ring with compromising its customers’ privacy by allowing any employee or contractor to access consumers’ private videos and …
Ring’s Privacy Breach: Customers at Risk as Hackers and Employees Access Private Videos Read More
The Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking comment on proposed changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) that include clarifying the rule’s applicability to health apps and other …
FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule to Keep Up with Marketplace Trends and Developments in Technology Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — On Monday, State Rep. Chris Pielli, D-Chester, announced the introduction of legislation that would provide greater protections for Pennsylvanians and their credit reports.
New Legislation Strengthens Protections for Pennsylvanians Credit Reports Read More PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General announced a settlement with DNA Diagnostics Center – one of the world’s largest private DNA-testing companies offering diagnostic and genetic testing to help …
PA Office of Attorney General Secures $400,000 Settlement with DNA Diagnostics Center After Data Breach Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a recent settlement with Banner Health Affiliated Covered Entities (“Banner Health”), a nonprofit health system headquartered …
Banner Health Settles HIPAA Breach for 2.81 Million Consumers Read More
The Federal Trade Commission recently finalized an order with online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO over security failures by the company that the FTC said led to a data breach …
FTC Finalizes Order with Online Alcohol Marketplace for Security Failures Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed in a circular published recently that financial companies may violate federal consumer financial protection law when they fail to safeguard …
Financial Companies Violate Federal Law by Failing to Safeguard Consumer Data: CFPB Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro recently announced an $8 million agreement with Wawa to resolve a December 2019 data breach that compromised approximately 34 million payment cards used across …
AG Shapiro, Coalition of Attorneys General Reach $8 Million Settlement with Wawa Read More
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Hospital announced that it is notifying individuals whose personal health information was involved in an incident of unauthorized access.
Phoenixville Hospital Provides Notice of Data Privacy Incident Read More