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Month: November 2018

GDPR News

GDPR-like Legislation to be Drafted by the US Senate in early 2019

November 29, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on GDPR-like Legislation to be Drafted by the US Senate in early 2019

A United States Senate subcommittee has revealed that it is working on a draft of a GDPR-style legislation for the United States. Senators Richard Blumenthal (Democrat) and Jerry Moran (Republican) are putting together a bipartisan […]

HIPAA Updates

4,458 Patients have PHI Possibly Impacted by Stolen FHN Healthcare Laptop

November 28, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on 4,458 Patients have PHI Possibly Impacted by Stolen FHN Healthcare Laptop

FHN Healthcare, which runs FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL, and a group of family healthcare centers located in northwest Illinois, has discovered that a laptop computer storing the protected health information of 4,458 clients […]

GDPR News

Google Facing Multiple GDPR Complaints due to Location Tracking

November 27, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on Google Facing Multiple GDPR Complaints due to Location Tracking

A group of European Union-based consumer watchdogs have submitted a data privacy compliant, under the new General Data Protection Regulation legislation, against Google in the belief that the company is using methods to record web users’ […]

Cybersecurity

Key Dental Group Alerts Patients About Potential HIPAA Violation

November 26, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on Key Dental Group Alerts Patients About Potential HIPAA Violation

Florida-based  Key Dental Group has made contact with its patients about a suspected HIPAA breach which may have led to the unauthorized release of their protected health information (PHI). After amended its electronic medical record […]

GDPR News

Instagram GDPR Tool Exposes Subscriber Passwords

November 22, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on Instagram GDPR Tool Exposes Subscriber Passwords

A warning has been issued by Instagram that a number of users of the social media platform have had their password details exposed by a security leak. Ironically, this breach occurred due to a flaw […]

HIPAA Updates

94,000 Individuals Personal Information Exposed in HealthCare.gov Data Breach

November 21, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on 94,000 Individuals Personal Information Exposed in HealthCare.gov Data Breach

In October, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed that the HealthCare.gov online portal had been hacked and the sensitive data of around 75,000 individuals had possibly been obtained. This week, the CMS […]

GDPR News

UK ICO Rules Washington Post Cookie Consent is not GDPR Compliant

November 20, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on UK ICO Rules Washington Post Cookie Consent is not GDPR Compliant

The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found that the Washington Post online subscription options are not in compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The online subscription options are not subjected to […]

CCPA News

Differences between CCPA and GDPR

November 19, 2018 ComplianceJunction Comments Off on Differences between CCPA and GDPR

The EU introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. Since its implementation, GDPR has changed the way that businesses handle, collect, and process consumer data. It is a landmark piece of legislation […]

HIPAA Updates

Phishing Attack Affects 2,393 Patients of Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center

November 19, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on Phishing Attack Affects 2,393 Patients of Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center

Vancouver, Washington, based Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center has been hit by a phishing attack that has lead to the exposure of 2,393 patients’ protected health information. The breach was restricted to a single staff […]

HIPAA Updates

Inova Health System Leads to Billing Records of 12,331 Patients Being Compromised

November 15, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on Inova Health System Leads to Billing Records of 12,331 Patients Being Compromised

Virginia based Inova Health System has started to contact 12,331 patients to advise them that some of their protected health information has been obtained by an unauthorized person. Law enforcement contacted Inova Health System on […]

GDPR News

Microsoft Office Under Investigation Large GDPR Breach

November 15, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on Microsoft Office Under Investigation Large GDPR Breach

Dutch investigators are conducting an investigation following claims that Microsoft Office is in breach of the European Union General Data Protection Regulations in relation to the data the software has been gathering including the content […]

GDPR News

WordPress GDPR Compliance Tool Flaw Leads to Data Privacy Breach

November 13, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on WordPress GDPR Compliance Tool Flaw Leads to Data Privacy Breach

The operators of content Management platform WordPress have issued an advisory urging users to refresh the WP GDPR Compliance plug-in as soon as possible due to a flaw in the software leading to a potential […]

HIPAA Updates

Syracuse Hospital Records of 1216 Individuals Impacted in HIPAA Breach

November 12, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on Syracuse Hospital Records of 1216 Individuals Impacted in HIPAA Breach

Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, NY, is getting in touch with 1,216 patients to advise them that some of their protected health information (PHI) has been impermissibly accessed by a former member of staff. Upstate […]

GDPR News

UK-Based Privacy Protection Group Focuses on GDPR Breaches by US Firms

November 8, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on UK-Based Privacy Protection Group Focuses on GDPR Breaches by US Firms

Privacy International, a UK-based registered charity that defends and promotes the right to privacy across the world, last week filed a number of complaints against US-based Companies to European based Data Protection bodies concerning suspected breaches of the General Data […]

HIPAA Advice

Virtua Medical Data Breach Agrees €200,000 Settlement with Business Associate

November 8, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on Virtua Medical Data Breach Agrees €200,000 Settlement with Business Associate

A $200,000 settlement has been agreed with Best Medical Transcription in relation to HIPAA breaches that were discovered during an investigation of a 2016 breach of 1,650 clients’ protected health information. Best Medical Transcription, a […]

GDPR News

Facebook Facing GDPR Investigation over Audience Targeting Methods

November 6, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on Facebook Facing GDPR Investigation over Audience Targeting Methods

Facebook is facing the wrath of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) once again following a complaint made by the UK Information Commissioner Office (ICO) to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in […]

Cybersecurity

Reports: Ransomware Attacks Rise as Healthcare Sector is Heaviest Hit

November 5, 2018 HIPAA News Comments Off on Reports: Ransomware Attacks Rise as Healthcare Sector is Heaviest Hit

According to the most recent Beazley’s Q3 Breach Insights Report, Cyber Criminal campaigns attacks are increasing once again and healthcare is the most targeted sector. Ransomware attacks on healthcare groups comprised 37% of those managed […]

GDPR News

Radisson Hotel Group Data Leak May Lead to GDPR Fines

November 1, 2018 GDPR News Comments Off on Radisson Hotel Group Data Leak May Lead to GDPR Fines

A potential General Data Protection Regulation breach impacting members of the firm’s loyalty and rewards scheme has been reported by the Radisson Hotel Group. The Radisson Hotel Group, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, has chain accounts for […]

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