Security News

What Led to a $4.7 Million Breach Lawsuit Settlement?
2019-04-22 18:48

Washington State University Case Involved Theft of a Hard Disk DriveWashington State University has agreed to pay more than $4.7 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the theft of a portable...

Yahoo Offers $117.5M Settlement in Data Breach Lawsuit
2019-04-10 15:21

Yahoo is taking a second stab at settling a massive lawsuit regarding the data breaches that the Internet company faced between 2013 and 2016.

Yahoo's Proposed Data Breach Lawsuit Settlement: Rejected
2019-01-30 10:03

Judge Slams Attorneys' Fees, Security Shortcomings in $50 Million ProposalCourt order: Yahoo's proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit must return to the drawing board, after a federal...

And it's go, go, go for class-action lawsuits against Equifax after 148m personal records spilled in that mega-hack
2019-01-29 21:41

Banks, folks can sue – but businesses have to show harm A US judge has given the go-ahead for a set of consolidated lawsuits against credit agency Equifax regarding its 2017 mega-hack.…

Neiman Marcus Settles Lawsuit Over Payment Card Breach
2019-01-10 10:48

Agreement With 43 States Requires Retailer to Use Encryption, TokenizationForty-three states have reached a settlement with Neiman Marcus over its 2013 data breach, one of several breaches from...

Jeep hacking lawsuit shifts into gear for trial after US Supremes refuses to hit the brakes
2019-01-08 23:00

Owners claim security vulns have damaged resale price A class-action lawsuit claiming Fiat-Chrysler knew about, but failed to fix, significant cybersecurity holes in its cars will go to trial in...

Dark Overlord hackers release alleged 9/11 lawsuit documents
2019-01-03 11:56

The extortionists leaked a “small sample” of what they say are 18k classified legal documents containing 9/11 “truth” stolen from a law firm.

New Lawsuit Claims Marriott Still Exposes Customer Information
2018-12-07 08:55

A new class action filed against Marriott following the massive data breach alleges that the hotel giant’s systems are affected by a serious vulnerability that still exposes customer information. read more

Attorneys General File First Multistate HIPAA-Related Data Breach Lawsuit
2018-12-06 08:24

Attorneys General from 12 U.S. states this week filed a lawsuit against a healthcare tech solutions provider over a data breach suffered by the company in 2015. read more

Attorneys General File First Multistate HIPPA-Related Data Breach Lawsuit
2018-12-06 08:24

Attorneys General from 12 U.S. states this week filed a lawsuit against a healthcare tech solutions provider over a data breach suffered by the company in 2015. read more