Bloomberg Securities Law Report recently published an article authorized by Mintz Levin attorneys Adam Veness and Cynthia Larose analyzing the privacy and cybersecurity risks disclosed in the Facebook IPO, and offering some tips for practitioners. The Facebook IPO and Disclosure of Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks: Tips and Lessons for Practitioners
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Getting ready to forward that spreadsheet to your personal email account? Think twice…..then think again…
Posted in Data Breach, HIPAA/HITECH, Identity Theft, SecurityAn employee — former employee — of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services found out the hard way after transferring the information of more than 228,000 Medicaid beneficiaries to his personal email account. The data included Medicare numbers (which include Social Security numbers as part of the identifier) linked to the beneficiaries… Continue Reading
The Rising Cost of HIPAA Violations: $100,000 Fine Levied on Physician Group
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, HIPAA/HITECH, SecurityWritten by Kimberly Gold If your company needs another reminder that policies and procedures, risk assessments, documentation and training are critical elements for HIPAA compliance programs, we have another corrective action plan – and monetary fine – that should be utilized as a “teachable moment” for health care providers and business associates alike. Phoenix Cardiac… Continue Reading
US Legislative Cybersecurity Update
Posted in Legislation, Privacy Regulation, Security, UncategorizedMonday, April 23, will begin Cyber Week, during which up to six different bills that focus on various aspects of cybersecurity may be considered on the House floor. The Rules Committee has not yet determined how the bills will be handled, but it is likely that the less controversial bills from the Committee on Science,… Continue Reading
Federal Trade Commission to host mobile payment workshop
Posted in Federal Trade Commission, Privacy RegulationBack in January, the FTC announced that it would hold a workshop to examine the use of mobile payments in the marketplace and the effects on consumers. As promised, the workshop has been scheduled for April 26th, with a link to the agenda . According to the FTC, the workshop will gather consumer advocates, industry members, government representatives,… Continue Reading
Congratulations are in order —
Posted in UncategorizedAllow us to take a moment to congratulate one of our own. Mintz Levin colleague, Julia Siripurapu, has joined the ranks of certified privacy professionals! The CIPP credential is one of the best-recognized certifications in the “privacy world” and demonstrates Julia’s knowledge and proficiency with privacy-related matters. Congratulations on an honor well-deserved, Julia!… Continue Reading
$30 million Fine Underscores Importance of Do-Not-Call Compliance
Posted in Federal Trade CommissionWritten by Ernie Cooper Ruling earlier this week on a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a federal district court judge levied a total of $30 million in fines against two telemarketers for, among other things, placing prerecorded telemarketing “robocalls” to more than 2.7 million people with numbers on the national Do-Not-Call… Continue Reading
Massachusetts Attorney General Data Breach Investigation Results in $15,000 Settlement with Property Management Firm
Posted in 201 CMR 17.00, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Data Compliance & Security, Privacy RegulationWritten by Cynthia J. Larose and Adam Veness Last October, a Maloney Properties, Inc. (“MPI”) company laptop was stolen containing unencrypted personal information, including social security numbers, for over 600 Massachusetts residents. Shortly after the incident, MPI sent letters to customers alerting them of the incident and related data breach. As a result of that… Continue Reading
Data Security Breach Alert: 1.5 Million Credit Card Customers Affected — UPDATE
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, SecurityUPDATE: Initial reports of numbers of compromised records in data security breaches are often underestimated. Such appears to be the case in the Global Payments, Inc. incident that we wrote about last month. Initial reports stated that about 1.5 million credit and debit cards were compromised, but it is now believed that the number is… Continue Reading
