Nevada Consumer Privacy Law Allows for Opt-Out of Sale of Covered Information
In May of 2019, the Governor of Nevada approved Senate Bill 220 (SB 220), an updated Nevada consumer privacy law. This legislation, which becomes effective on [...]
Double Trouble: Indiana Engineering Company Hit with Federal AND Multistate Data Breach Fines
Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE) is an Indiana-based company that develops and offers solutions enabling the exchange of electronic protected health information (ePHI). In May of [...]
HIPAA Privacy and Security Do Not Cover Health Apps Compliance
With the fast adaptation of technology in healthcare, such as wearable technology and genetic testing kits, protecting private health information has become increasingly important. Currently the HIPAA Privacy and [...]
Email Phishing Scheme Results in Exposure of 15,000 Patients’ PHI
The personal health information (PHI) of up to 15,000 patients who received medical care through Los Angeles County’s hospitals and clinics was exposed in a March, 2019 phishing scheme. [...]
Unsecured Marketing Database Leaves 5 Million Exposed in Massive Breach
On May 13, 2019, security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered the database for MedicareSupplement.com on the internet, and informed the company of the data breach. Although he never received a [...]
Settlement Reached with Premera Over Data Breach Exposing PHI of 10.4 Million
Premera Blue Cross signed an agreement with 30 states as a result of a 10-month hack that exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 10.4 million [...]
HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established several rules that covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs) must follow in order to be compliant. View the HIPAA [...]
California Protects Residents with the Introduction of the California Consumer Privacy Act
The ways in which businesses collect and use consumer data have been a cause for concern for many people. The sale of personal information has been [...]
Federal Class Action Suit Filed Against UChicago and Google for Alleged HIPAA Violation
Matt Dinerstein, a former patient at the University of Chicago Medical Center, is accusing the University, its’ medical center, and Google of violating his privacy rights. [...]
Phishing Attacks on the Rise
Hackers utilizing phishing attacks disguise themselves as a trusted entity, to send their victims links with malicious content, either through email, text, or instant message. When the receiver clicks [...]
