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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 6, June 2025

Welcome to our sixth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the impact of supply chain and tariff issues on the industry, the veto of Florida's...more

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National Public Data Hack Exposes Millions: Essential Steps to Safeguard Your Identity and Combat Fraud

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The recent massive data breach at National Public Data (NPD), a background check company, has potentially compromised the personal information of millions, if not billions, of individuals, including their Social Security...more

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Pennsylvania Amends Data Breach Notification Law

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Pennsylvania’s Governor recently approved amendments to the Commonwealth’s data breach notification law, which represent a significant overhaul to the law. As detailed below, the amended law makes a number of material...more

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CFPB Releases FCRA Rulemaking Outline Topics

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently considering a rulemaking to address various consumer reporting topics under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and has released an Outline of Proposals and...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2021 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - Ironic Justice: WeLeakInfo Users’ Information Compromised - In the category of “you can’t make this up, but satisfyingly ironic,” it was recently reported that criminals who used the WeLeakInfo database...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Data Breaches, Credit Reports and Credit Freezes … Oh My!

In the wake of a data breach, you should review your credit report and, where appropriate, institute a credit freeze. A one-stop website where you can connect to: (1) the official website to order your free annual credit...more

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Tougher Privacy and Data Security Protections Coming to North Carolina

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A bi-partisan privacy and data security bill, which will significantly impact companies with North Carolina employees, is in the works. North Carolina State Representative Jason Saine (R), Appropriations Chairman of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Equifax Mea Culpa: Too Little, Too Late?

Equifax Inc.’s interim CEO, Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., issued the company’s second public apology this morning for the massive data breach that has affected as many as 143 million U.S. consumers....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Equifax Week Two: Hack Headaches Continue

The barrage of bad news for Equifax Inc. keeps getting worse. Here’s a recap of yesterday’s events: ? Mass AG Files Lawsuit – In the first enforcement action filed against Equifax Inc., the Massachusetts Attorney General...more

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NAIC Adopts Cybersecurity Bill of Rights

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) continued its efforts to advance cybersecurity in the insurance industry when it recently adopted the Cybersecurity Bill of Rights. The Cybersecurity Bill of Rights...more

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Privacy Tip #4—What do I do when I get a letter informing me of a data breach?

We’ve all gotten them–the dreaded letter that informs us that our data has been compromised, including our Social Security number. Some have received so many of these “notifications” that they are de-sensitized, throw their...more

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IRS Admits Security Breach More Extensive

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Earlier this year, the IRS announced that identity thieves had been able to hack one of its computer databases and gain access to extremely sensitive data.  Back then, the IRS indicated that about 225,000 households had been...more

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