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Data Breach Lawsuits Against Chord Specialty Dental Partners Consolidated
Kathryn Rattigan of Robinson + Cole writes: Pennsylvania-based Chord Specialty Dental Partners is under fire after a September 2024 data breach compromised the personal information of over 173,000 individuals. At least seven proposed class action lawsuits have been filed in federal courts in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, alleging the company failed to secure and protect patient…
PA: York County alerts residents of potential data breach
Sean Adams reports: York County officials have released a warning to residents that a “data privacy event” might have put their information at risk. County officials shared that “in early 2025, the county was notified of a possible data security incident” involving a vendor working with them. An employee of that vendor had been hired…
FTC Finalizes Order with GoDaddy over Data Security Failures
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with GoDaddy settling allegations that the webhosting provider misled consumers by failing to implement data security protections, which led to several data breaches. The FTC alleged in January 2025 that despite claiming it provides “award-winning security,” GoDaddy failed to implement standard data security tools and practices to protect customers’…
Hacker steals $223 million in Cetus Protocol cryptocurrency heist
Bill Toulas reports: The decentralized exchange Cetus Protocol announced that hackers have stolen $223 million in cryptocurrency and is offering a deal to stop all legal action if the funds are returned. The project also announced a $5 million bounty to anyone providing relevant information leading to the identification and arrest of the attacker. Cetus…
Operation ENDGAME strikes again: the ransomware kill chain broken at its source
From Europol: Cybercriminals around the world have suffered a major disruption after law enforcement and judicial authorities, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled key infrastructure behind the malware used to launch ransomware attacks. From 19 to 22 May, authorities took down some 300 servers worldwide, neutralised 650 domains, and issued international arrest warrants against 20…