Security News

Lawsuits Filed Against Marriott Over Massive Data Breach
2018-12-03 13:34

Several lawsuits have been filed against Marriott International shortly after the hotel giant disclosed a data breach impacting as many as 500 million customers. read more

Symantec execs cooked the books to protect their fat bonuses, investor lawsuit alleges
2018-11-19 20:02

Security biz hit with class-action fraud sueball after probe smashes stock price A group of Symantec shareholders are suing the infosec biz, alleging its executive fraudulently invented the...

Podcast: IoT Firms Face a ‘Tidal Wave’ of Lawsuits, Attorney Explains
2018-11-13 14:39

An attorney in the infamous 2015 Jeep hack predicts that more lawsuits related to IoT security are looming in the future.

Lawsuits Aim Billions in Fines at Equifax and Ad-Targeting Companies
2018-11-09 22:50

The results could start a wave of major damages for companies that collect and sell consumer information.

GDPR: Data Breach Class Action Lawsuits Come to Europe
2018-09-26 15:18

Breached businesses in Europe: Brace for more class action lawsuits seeking material and non-material damages filed by victims following mandatory data breach notifications under GDPR, says...

NSS Labs fires anti-malware testing lawsuit
2018-09-20 16:45

Alleges CrowdStrike, Symantec, ESET and Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization collusion NSS Labs has thrown a hand grenade into the always fractious but slightly obscure world of security...

Yahoo's Mega-Breaches: Altaba Moves to Settle Lawsuits
2018-09-18 12:18

$47 Million Settlement Agreement to be Submitted to Court in Next 45 DaysLawsuits sparked by massive data breaches at Yahoo - and the company's failure to report those breaches to investors in a...

Altaba Settles Yahoo Breach Lawsuits for $47 Million
2018-09-18 05:08

Altaba, the investment company that resulted from Verizon’s $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s Internet business last year, has agreed to settle consumer class action lawsuits triggered by the...

British Airways Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
2018-09-10 12:18

GDPR Privacy Law Lets Breach Victims Seek 'Non-Material Damage' CompensationBritish Airways has been threatened with a class-action lawsuit in U.K. court after warning that a hacker stole payment...

Lawsuit Lays Bare Israel-made Hack Tools in Mideast, Mexico
2018-09-04 12:06

PARIS (AP) — One day late last year, Qatari newspaper editor Abdullah Al-Athbah came home, removed the SIM card from his iPhone 7 and smashed it to pieces with a hammer. read more