US contractor pays $300K to settle accusation it didn't properly look after Medicare users' data
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AFDS, a US government contractor, agreed to pay $306,722 in a Justice Department settlement under allegations that a subcontractor's misconfigured encryption and use of valid credentials led to unauthorized access of unencrypted screenshots containing Medicare beneficiaries' PII between March 2021 and October 2022; the case was pursued under the False Claims Act and AFDS was credited for prompt notification, remediation actions, and cooperation.
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