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DII-2023-00276
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Does claiming you were hacked when you had really just screwed up violate the FTC Act?

On November 12, DataBreaches published an OpEd, If entities continue to obfuscate and lie, it’s time to mandate more transparency in breach disclosures. Today, we post another example of why we need to legislate and...

18 November 2023 · Hacking and intrusion
18 November 2023
DII-2023-002766 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Hacking and intrusion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
18 November 2023
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Hacking and intrusion
Industry
Healthcare

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Does claiming you were hacked when you had really just screwed up violate the FTC Act?
18 November 2023
houstondiabetescenter.com
Endocrine & Psychiatry Center
apps.web.maine.gov
reported
sa1s3.patientpop.com
notification
ftc.gov
proposed settlement
ftc.gov
What we have here is a failure to communicate…among other things