Tomohari Osaka reports: The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday handed down an eight-year prison term to a hacker who hijacked computers and used them to send malicious threats, leading to the erroneous arrest of the devices’ unsuspecting owners. The case, which dates back to 2012, raised questions about policing practices after four people were wrongfully…
Month: February 2015
TN: Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation patients and employees notified of stolen hard drive
Molly Smith reports: Patients at the Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation learned some of their personal information was stolen, and tell WREG one year of identity protection doesn’t seem like enough. […] Patients got a letter in the mail, saying a robber broke into a clinic employee’s home back in December and stole a hard drive with patient…
TN: Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation patients and employees notified of stolen hard drive
Molly Smith reports: Patients at the Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation learned some of their personal information was stolen, and tell WREG one year of identity protection doesn’t seem like enough. […] Patients got a letter in the mail, saying a robber broke into a clinic employee’s home back in December and stole a hard drive…
Appeal of dismissal of Neiman Marcus lawsuit heard by Seventh Circuit
After the proposed class action lawsuit against Neiman Marcus (Remijas v. Neiman Marcus) was tossed in September for lack of standing (opinion and order), the plaintiffs appealed. The Seventh Circuit heard oral argument on the standing issue on January 23. You can listen to the audio (about 32 minutes) here. The court will issue its ruling at…
BakerHostetler’s 2014 Year-End Review of Class Actions
BakerHostetler’s 2014 Year-End Review of Class Actions (and what to expect in 2015) is available online. It includes discussion of data breach class actions as well as privacy class actions, and covers theories of liability, standing, and other issues raised in recent and ongoing cases.
D.C. Public Schools Website Exposed Confidential Info About Students With Disabilities
John Templon reports: Like many institutions, the Office of Data and Accountability for Washington D.C.’s public schools uses an “intranet” for sharing confidential documents. Unlike most intranets, theirs was unintentionally public. […] Hundreds of documents were hosted on the intranet, some providing an unfiltered look into the inner workings of the city’s public school system,…