28 States Resolve CHS Data Breach Investigation for $5M

Late last month, a coalition of 28 attorneys general announced a $5 million multistate settlement with Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS), stemming from the 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 6.1 million Americans. Through the settlement, CHS also agreed to a series of data security and good governance provisions designed to strengthen its practices going forward. This resolution demonstrates (1) the continued focus on data privacy enforcement by state...
By: Troutman Pepper

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