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Lost health files cause patient scare
Posted on November 20th, 2009 No commentsThe Shelton based insurance carrier HealthNet admitted Thursday that it has lost a hard drive with information on over 440,000 state residents and an unknown number in the Torrington area. The data breach, which occurred in May, was only reported to state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s office and the state Department of Insurance thi…
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Federal, industry reps call for national standards to report data breaches
Posted on October 29th, 2009 No commentsThe Homeland Security Department should establish a national standard to encourage companies and individuals to report data breaches to federal authorities, helping them gauge the intensity of cyberattacks and investigate cybercrime, security professionals said on Wednesday.
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Florida Considering Statewide Ban on Plastic Bags
Posted on October 15th, 2009 No commentsFlorida Department of Environmental Protection will be taking comments on restricting use of plastic bags in retail stores.
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Names, Social Security numbers, and demographic information of over 103,000 on lost flash drive
Posted on October 14th, 2009 No commentsVirginia Department of Education data loss incident circa 2009-10-14
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Wrong fax number leads to Tennesee doctors faxing patient records to Indiana business
Posted on October 2nd, 2009 No commentsTennessee Department of Human Services data loss incident circa 2009-09-28
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Health data breach notification rule starts Sept. 23
Posted on September 21st, 2009 No commentsA new Health and Human Services Department rule that requires health care organizations to notify patients when their data is disclosed without authorization goes into effect Sept. 23.
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Census Bureau Alert
Posted on September 18th, 2009 No commentsAlert: The Census Bureau does NOT conduct the 2010 Census via email or the Internet.
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HHS urged to rework data breach rule
Posted on September 18th, 2009 No commentsA member of the Health and Human Services Department’s health IT policy committee is urging the agency to revise what she argues is an overly broad and unreliable provision of an otherwise solid interim final rule on data breach …
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Indiana ID theft law gets added bite
Posted on September 17th, 2009 No commentsThe new state law increases the penalties for database owners who discard consumers’ personal data, such as Social Security numbers, in a way that could subject them to identity theft. Database owners could face a fine of $5,000 per incident and are required to notify the attorney general’s office, as well as consumers, if a security breach occurs.
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Senate’s 10-year health fix would cost US $856B
Posted on September 17th, 2009 No commentsThe bill would set up a verification system to make sure people buying insurance in the exchanges are U.S. citizens or legal immigrants, using Social Security data and Homeland Security Department files. The bill would impose penalties for fraud and identity theft.
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