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TD BANK ANNOUNCES DATA BREACH
TD Bank recently began notifying approximately 260,000 customers in numerous states from Maine to Florida that their personal information had been lost. A TD Bank spokesman confirmed to the Associated Press that unencrypted back-up data tapes were misplaced in transport earlier this year. The tapes contained personal information that included account information and social security … Continue reading
A MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AGREED TO PAY $1.5 MILLION TO SETTLE A HIPAA PRIVACY VIOLATION
HHS’ Office of Civil Rights announced this week that a Mass. health care provider will pay a $1.5 million settlement to resolve a HIPAA privacy violation. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/meei-agreement.html. The monetary settlement is part of a resolution agreement and the result of the alleged 2010 theft of a laptop computer that held 3,621 patient records. The … Continue reading
The SEC is Serious About Protecting a Customer’s Confidential Information
On April 7, 2011, for the first time, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fines assessed against three former executives of GunnAllen Financial, Inc. (GunnAllen), a broker-dealer based in Tampa. Without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, the three former executives, including a former president, former national sales manager, and former chief compliance officer, … Continue reading