Jason C. Gavejian and Marlo Johnson Roebuck write: The New Jersey Assembly on December 15 unanimously approved, by a vote of 75-0, a bill designed to better protect consumers from identify theft. Bill A3146, if approved by the Senate, would expand the state’s law to include disclosure of a breach of security of online accounts. […]…
Month: December 2014
Target Averts Most – But Not All – Claims Over Data Breach
Jack Bouboushian reports: A federal judge dismissed most consumer-negligence claims against Target for cybersecurity failures that resulted in a massive data breach last year. […] Magnuson dismissed the majority of those claims Thursday after finding that some consumers’ states do not permit the remedy they seek. While plaintiffs have shown that they suffered pecuniary damages…
Hackers demand Sony remove all signs The Interview existed or more data will be released
Jacob Kastrenakes reports: The hackers who attacked Sony Pictures are making more demands of the studio following their success in scrapping the release of The Interview, according to CNN. CNN reports that top Sony executives received an email from the hacking group last night with a message saying that it would withhold further data, but only if the studio never let…
Presidian Hotels & Resorts releases information about data breach investigation
Visalia, California (December 19, 2014): Officials of Presidian Hotels & Resorts (Presidian), an independent hotel management company, announce the suspected breach of the point-of-sale system from the period July 26, 2014 – September 2, 2014 at food and beverage outlets such as the restaurant at the Visalia Marriott at the Convention Center Hotel, in Visalia,…
Boston Children’s Hospital Settles Data Breach Allegations
There’s an update to an incident involving a lost laptop with PHI on over 2,100 patients at Boston Children’s Hospital. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who has been one of the most active state attorneys general in terms of pursuing breaches, issued the following press release: Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) has agreed to pay $40,000 and…
FBI Update on Sony Investigation
Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that destroyed systems and stole large quantities of personal and commercial data. A group calling itself the…