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OCR Enforcement Activity: Trends and Insights From a Limited Sample

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Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

A Year in Privacy and Security: Privacy Violations, Large-Scale Data Breaches, and Big Fines and Settlements

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2024 was a year chock-full of data breaches and privacy violations. Many new data privacy and cybersecurity regulations were introduced (and became effective), and regulators sent a strong message to businesses that privacy...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Emergency Medical Service Provider Agrees to Pay a $90,000 HIPAA Settlement Following Ransomware Attack

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On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $90,000 settlement with Bryan County Ambulance Authority (“BCAA”), a provider of emergency medical...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - October 2024, Vol. 22

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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Medical Practice Agrees to Pay $250,000 HIPAA Settlement Following Ransomware Attack

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In late September 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, P.C., a health care provider in the state of...more

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Lehigh Valley Health Network Settle Class Action Case for $65M

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Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has agreed to settle a class action filed against it following a February 2023 ransomware attack that compromised personal information of patients, including medical and treatment...more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – August 2024

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Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws - On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SEC Settlement: Cybersecurity Internal Controls

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On June 18, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a $2.1 million civil penalty settlement of charges against R.R. Donnelley & Sons (“RRD”), a global provider of business communications services and...more

Alston & Bird

SEC Settlement Suggests the Agency’s Attempt to Regulate Cybersecurity Controls

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Does the R.R. Donnelley settlement mean heightened Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) involvement in regulating public companies’ cybersecurity policies and practices? Our Securities Litigation, Privacy, Cyber & Data...more

Woods Rogers

“Briefings on HIPAA: Cybersecurity in Healthcare,” HCPro

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Principal Liz Heddleston was recently interviewed by HCPro for a story published on April 8, 2024, discussing the rising threat of ransomware attacks for healthcare providers. The story highlights lessons learned from a...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - March 2024, Vol. 15

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

Epiq

Looking at Data Breach and Class Action Exposure Through a Single Lens

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There has been a spike in data breach class actions this year. According to a study by Law.com Radar, the monthly average of data breach class actions was 44.5 from January through August. This figure is more than double of...more

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Multistate Coalition of State Attorneys General Secures $49.5 Million from Cloud Company Blackbaud for 2020 Data Breach

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State regulators across the country continue to increase their focus on cyber security and data privacy compliance and enforcement. For years, cloud company Blackbaud, a service provider to thousands of nonprofit enterprises,...more

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HHS Settles with Doctors’ Management Services Over Ransomware Attack

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On October 31, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a press release announcing that it has settled with Doctors’ Management Services for $100,000 following a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

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Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

Alston & Bird

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Newsletter – May 2021

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Selected Developments in U.S. Law - NYDFS Issues Report on the SolarWinds Attack and Covered Entities’ Responses Following the SolarWinds cyber espionage attack and the resulting focus on supply chain risk, the New York...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2019 #3

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It is being reported that LifeLabs, a Canadian lab company that is the largest provider of laboratory diagnostics and lab testing services in Canada, recently paid an undisclosed ransom to hackers who compromised its computer...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2017

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In this edition of our Privacy and Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the Trump administration's executive order outlining its cybersecurity plans, Acting FTC Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen's comments on the possible...more

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