Posts Tagged ‘Attorney general’
Connecticut AG uses HITECH to sue over patient data breach
Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:57 No CommentsConnecticut Attorney General (AG) Richard Blumenthal announced Wednesday that he is suing Health Net of Connecticut for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information involving 446,000 Connecticut enrollees and promptly notify consumers exposed by the security breach. Image via Wikipedia Blumenthal also is seeking a court order blocking Health Net from [...]
Retailer settles data breach case with Pa., 40 other states
Monday, July 27, 2009 20:03 No CommentsPennsylvania and 40 other states reached a $9.75 million settlement with the owner of the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls discount stores over a massive security breach that compromised consumers’ accounts, state Attorney General Tom Corbett said today. “Every time someone swiped a credit card or debit card” at a store operated by TJX Companies Inc., [...]
Charles Schwab Stolen Hard-drives
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 14:45 No CommentsLetter to the Victims June 11, 2009 (RESEARCH INTO SCHWAB’S INTERNAL ORGANIZATION INDICATES THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION SECURITY IS WITHIN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT - 1st MISTAKE. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER THEY DOUBLE AS THE INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER – 2nd MISTAKE) ~ DONALD’S COMMENTS Image via Wikipedia You may have been [...]