Aetna settled a lawsuit for $17 million Wednesday over a data breach that happened in the summer of 2017. The privacy of as many as 12,000 people insured by Aetna was compromised in a very low-tech way: The fact that they had been taking HIV drugs was revealed through the clear window of the envelope.
In an ironic twist, the letters were sent in response to a settlement over previous privacy violation concerns. Aetna had required members to obtain HIV medications through mail-order pharmacies.
Hurricane Season is just around the corner! One of Crown's commitments was to add an automatic generator, in case of power outages. We have accomplished that goal! This automatic generator will be able to keep all our security systems, operation systems, and temperature control, up and running during power outages, without missing a beat!
A Florida healthcare provider, Orlando Health, is notifying patients impacted by a breach, involving insider record snooping during the treatment period, of patients brought from the Pulse Night Club Incident.
During high-profile emergency situations and other crises, it is a challenge for healthcare organizations to protect the privacy and security of patient information, from inappropriate access, of people who are part of the organizations workforce. Curiosity &snooping seem to be part o
Comprehensive government study of identity theft turns up . . .
WASHINGTON DC - Even federal regulators were surprised by what the most comprehensive government study of identity theft turned up: nearly 10 million victims and a loss of $53 billion for businesses and consumers last year alone. And those numbers probably are low because many identity thefts go unreported, Federal Trade Commission officials said Wednesday.
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Aetna settled a lawsuit for $17 million Wednesday over a data breach that happened in the summer of 2017. The privacy of as many as 12,000 people insured by Aetna was compromised in a very low-tech way: The fact that they had been taking HIV drugs was revealed through the clear window of the envelope.
In an ironic twist, the letters were sent in response to a settlement over previous privacy violation concerns. Aetna had required members to obtain HIV medications through mail-order pharmacies.
Hurricane Season is just around the corner! One of Crown's commitments was to add an automatic generator, in case of power outages. We have accomplished that goal! This automatic generator will be able to keep all our security systems, operation systems, and temperature control, up and running during power outages, without missing a beat!
A Florida healthcare provider, Orlando Health, is notifying patients impacted by a breach, involving insider record snooping during the treatment period, of patients brought from the Pulse Night Club Incident.
During high-profile emergency situations and other crises, it is a challenge for healthcare organizations to protect the privacy and security of patient information, from inappropriate access, of people who are part of the organizations workforce. Curiosity &snooping seem to be part o