In recent years, hacking has infiltrated the retail industry. Hacking has infiltrated the healthcare industry. Hacking has infiltrated the sports industry. And now, hacking has now infiltrated the most personal (some would say immoral) activities we engage in on the Internet. Last week,…
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Pennsylvania Court Dismisses Data Breach Claims
In 2014, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s computer system was hacked, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive personal information of current and former employees, including names, addresses, birthdates, social security numbers and banking account numbers. Allegedly, the stolen information…
Connecticut Affirms Personal Injury Coverage for Data Breach Requires Actual Publication
As expected, the Connecticut Supreme Court has affirmed decisions by both the trial court and intermediate appellate court that personal injury liability coverage for a business’s data loss or theft requires publication as a matter of law. We reported on…
SCOTUS to Consider Whether FCRA Violation Confers Article III Standing on Individual
On April 27, 2015 the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari on a petition filed by Spokeo, Inc., asking the court to review the Ninth Circuit opinion in Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., 742 F.3d 409 (9th Cir. 2014).…
Another Health Plan Hit By Massive CyberAttack and Class Actions Follow
Coming fresh off the heels of the Anthem data breach Premera Blue Cross announced on March 17th that it was the victim of a “sophisticated” cyberattack that may have exposed the personal information of approximately 11 million of its members. Premera has approximately…
Cyber Attackers Reach Anthem, Health Care Providers Seen As Vulnerable
Anthem, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, announced last Wednesday that it had been attacked by cyber hackers and that personal information for as many as 80 million individuals had been compromised. Cyber attacks and data breaches are now…
If You Post It, Your Opponent Can Probably Discover It
Earlier this week, our friends at the Property Insurance Law Observer wrote an article about a recent decision involving discovery of pictures posted to a plaintiff’s Facebook page. The court found that the plaintiff had a lower expectation of privacy in…
Time to Get Rid of Those Post-it Notes with All Your Passwords!!!
Cozen O’Connor’s Health Law Informer recently ran a timely piece that should be of interest to everyone. The article describes a new law signed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie requiring health insurance carriers to encrypt or otherwise secure computerized…
The FCC Asserts its Role as Regulator of Data Security
The FCC recently signaled its intention to move aggressively into the realm of data security regulation. On October 24, 2014, the agency released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), ordering two telecommunication companies to pay a combined $10…
California Health Care Providers Successfully Ward Off Data Breach Lawsuits
In a pair of recent cases, two California health care providers successfully warded off lawsuits arising from unauthorized data breaches of patient files. These cases illustrate that improper disclosure of electronically stored personal information is an increasing concern for the…
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