In a case brought against Cleveland State University, a federal court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for a state university to require a student to allow a virtual camera scan of their home testing area during a remote In a case brought against Cleveland State University, a federal court has ruled that it is
Ohio Medicaid Providers’ Personal Information Exposed by Vendor
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Maximus, a contractor of the State of Ohio’s Medicaid program reported this week that it experienced a data breach that exposed Medicaid health providers’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, and other information when it experienced a cybersecurity incident on May 15, 2021.
The incident involved unauthorized access to Maximus’s application that housed…
Kroger and Drone Express Partner to Provide Grocery Delivery by Drone
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
This week, Kroger and Drone Express announced a pilot program offering grocery delivery by autonomous drones.
Jody Kalmbach, Vice President of Product Experience, said, “Kroger’s new drone delivery pilot is part of the evolution of our rapidly growing and innovative e-commerce business which includes pickup, delivery, and ship and reached more than $10 billion in…
Canon Hit with Data Breach Class Action Suit by Former and Current Employees
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
Canon U.S.A. Inc. (Canon) was hit with a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York this week for the ransomware attack that exposed current and former employees’ personal information in November 2020. The plaintiffs reside in Ohio, New York, Florida and Illinois, and allege that Canon was…
States Legislate Cybersecurity Requirements for Insurance Companies
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Following in the footsteps of the New York Department of Financial Regulation (NYDFS) in enacting cybersecurity requirements for the financial services industry, and in response to massive data breaches in the insurance industry, a wave of states have either enacted or are pursuing legislation aimed at regulating the cybersecurity measures of insurance companies.
In 2017,…
No Breach, No Standing
By William Daley on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
A federal judge recently held that mere allegations that a healthcare provider’s patient information portal failed to utilize sufficient security measures, without allegations of an actual breach, were insufficient to confer standing on the plaintiff. The case, Williams-Diggins v. Mercy Health—which was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of…
Extra, Extra, Read All About it, News-Gathering Drones Increasingly Hitting the Skies
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
Since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started allowing commercial drone operations, media organizations have moved quickly to get their own news-gathering drones in the skies. Recently, Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair) (operator of 173 television stations across the U.S.) announced that it was going “all in” on its news-gathering drone fleet. Sinclair plans to have 80…