Community Health Center reported a data breach affecting more than 1 million people nationally. The nonprofit reported the breach to the Maine attorney general office and notified affected consumers on Thursday. The hacking incident occurred on Oct. 14, 2024. It was discovered earlier this month, on Jan. 2.
UnitedHealthcare increased its estimate of individuals affected by the February 2024 Change Healthcare data breach to 190 million individuals, nearly double its earlier estimate of 100 million.
The Trump administration should resist the temptation to overturn former President Joe Biden’s executive orders concerning the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, lawyers Cameron Kerry and Shane Tews blogged Friday in LawFare.
Pursuing data security claims against companies was "top-of-mind" for state attorneys general in 2024 and this will probably continue through the year, Morrison Foerster partners Linda Clark and Kathryn Taylor blogged Friday.
The Wolf Haldenstein law firm reported a data breach affecting nearly 3.5 million people nationally. The New York firm reported the breach to the Maine attorney general office on Wednesday. The hacking incident occurred on Dec. 13, 2023; Wolf Haldenstein discovered it about five months later on April 18, and notified consumers one month later.