Cybersecurity

Congress finds pharmacies give patient records to law enforcement without warrants

A sweeping congressional review of eight major pharmacy chains’ privacy practices found that none require a warrant prior to sharing customers’ records with law enforcement, and three of the eight do not require any legal review of such requests, according to an announcement Tuesday from Sen. Ron Wyden. Wyden urged the Biden administration to revise […]

Cybersecurity

US Senator Quizzes 23andMe Over Credential-Stuffing Hack

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Congressional Scrutiny, Lawsuits Target Genetics Testing Firm’s Privacy Practices Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 26, 2023     Image: 23andMe Genetics testing firm 23andme is facing intensifying scrutiny in the wake of a credential-stuffing hacking incident that leaked genetic ancestry information of potentially […]