N.J.-based Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the U.S. State of New Jersey slapped the supermarket cooperative with a $235,000 settlement for violations of HIPAA and state consumer fraud laws. The settlement is the latest involving a state attorney general taking legal action against an entity in the wake of a security or privacy incident involving health information. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says pharmacies have a “legal obligation” to properly dispose of sensitive customer data.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/state-slaps-supermarket-co-op-hipaa-settlement-a-15307