Security News

Destroyed Computer Hampers Lawsuit In Premera Breach
2018-09-04 11:33

Developer's Computer, A23567-D, Was Tagged End Of Life And DestroyedPlaintiffs in a class action suit against Premera Blue Cross allege the company willfully destroyed a computer that may have...

Google Hit With Lawsuit Over Location Tracking
2018-08-21 17:03

Tech Giant Clarifies: Pausing 'Location History' Alone Won't Stop All TrackingA lawsuit accuses Google of "the surreptitious location tracking of millions of mobile phone users." The legal action...

Social media rumors lead to PepsiCo lawsuit
2018-07-30 12:26

...so take down those 3,412 Facebook links, 20,244 Facebook posts, 242 YouTube videos, 6 Instagram links, and 562 tweets ... by court order.

Proposed Settlement in Lawsuit Tied to Insider Breach
2018-07-25 19:03

Are Class Action Suits Stemming From Insider Breaches Easier for Plaintiffs to Win?A proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against an Alabama hospital provides a total of up to $150,000 in...

Ruling Reaffirms Individuals Cannot File HIPAA Lawsuits
2018-06-22 19:03

Federal Court Dismisses Legal Action by Patient in Privacy CaseA federal court recently dismissed a case filed by a patient alleging a laboratory violated HIPAA by failing to shield her personal...

Lawsuit Filed in Wake of Under Armour Data Breach
2018-06-01 20:03

Company Asks Court to Compel ArbitrationA lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the aftermath of a data breach impacting 150 million users of Under Armour's MyFitnessPal mobile...

ICANN Launches GDPR Lawsuit to Clarify the Future of WHOIS
2018-05-31 21:36

WHOIS, the searchable "phonebook" of contact data for internet domains, may violate GDPR -- or it may not. A lawsuit seeks to find out which it is.

Kaspersky Lawsuits Seeking to End Government Ban Dismissed
2018-05-31 18:18

Judge Rejects Russian Firm's Argument That It Was Unfairly TreatedRussian software firm Kaspersky Lab has been dealt a setback in its effort to overcome the U.S. government's ban on use of the...

Facebook can’t wiggle out of facial recognition lawsuit, judge says
2018-05-16 10:56

There are too many factual disagreements for a quick judgment, the judge said, including over what a faceprint actually is.

Intel Faces 32 Spectre/Meltdown Lawsuits
2018-02-19 14:33

Plaintiffs Seek Damages Over Security Vulnerabilities, Alleged Insider TradingIntel faces 32 lawsuits filed over the trio of flaws in its CPUs known as Meltdown and Spectre, seeking damages for...