Security News

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Malwarebytes
2017-11-10 11:03

Malwarebytes' Right to Flag 'Potentially Unwanted Applications' UpheldA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against anti-malware software vendor Malwarebytes over its labeling of two...

Fraud Tied to Billing Software? Lawsuit Raises the Issue
2017-11-06 22:03

Whistle-Blower Claims Epic Systems Software Enables Double-BillingA whistle-blower false claims lawsuit filed against electronic health records vendor Epic Systems raises the issue of whether the...

Microsoft Drops Lawsuit as U.S. Govt Limits Use of Gag Orders
2017-10-24 14:05

Microsoft is dropping a lawsuit against the US government after the Department of Justice issued new rules limiting the use of secrecy orders that prevent firms from telling customers law...

Equifax Faces Mounting Anger, $70 Billion Lawsuit
2017-09-11 17:33

Congress Calls for Hearings; Security Watchers Call for CEO's ResignationThe massive Equifax data breach has already led to the filing of at least two lawsuits against the data broker - one...

Lawsuit Alleges Disney Illegally Tracks Children Via Apps (Threatpost)
2017-08-07 18:52

Following a class action lawsuit, Disney is fighting allegations this week that its apps fail to safeguard children’s personal information.

Appeals Court Allows CareFirst Breach Class Action Lawsuit to Proceed (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-02 19:33

Experts: Decision Could Set Precedent for Other Data Breach LitigationSome experts say a federal appeals court's overturning of a lower court's decision to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed...

Microsoft targets Fancy Bear’s domains in trademark lawsuit (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-21 18:55

"Redirecting…Strontium domains will directly disrupt current Strontium infrastructure."

Anthem ready to pay $115 million to settle data breach lawsuit (Help Net Security)
2017-06-26 19:49

US health insurer Anthem has agreed to pay $115 million to settle a class-action suit mounted in the wake of the massive data breach it suffered in late 2014/early 2015. The data breach The breach...

Microsoft Defends AV Handling After Kaspersky Antitrust Lawsuits (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-22 13:32

Software Giant Says It Disabled Some AV Programs Because of Windows IncompatibilitiesMicrosoft has sought to get in front of a brewing controversy over whether it unfairly disables third-party...