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Rite Aid Agrees to $6.8M Settlement Over Data Breach Lawsuit
Rihem Akkouche reports: In a dramatic legal turn, Rite Aid has consented to a $6.8 million settlement to resolve class action allegations that it failed to prevent a cyberattack compromising the sensitive information of over 2 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III on Tuesday, allows claimants to receive up to…
Japanese cancer hospital confirms breach; Qilin gang claims responsibility
Stefanie Schappert reports: The Qilin ransomware group said it is responsible for the February 10th hack of a prestigious cancer treatment center in Japan, exposing the sensitive health information of 300,000 patients and leaving its hospital system “unusable.” The Utsunomiya Central Clinic (UCC) cancer treatment center first alerted the public to the ransomware attack on…
FTC, MGM close to solving dispute over costly 2023 cyberattack
Richard N. Velotta reports: The Federal Trade Commission’s dispute with MGM Resorts International over providing information about 2023’s costly cyberattack against the company may be coming to a resolution. The FTC has told MGM it plans to withdraw its civil investigative demand regarding the incident that cost the company an estimated $100 million and crippled the company’s…
Info accessed in Rainbow board data breach ‘deleted and has not been shared’
Sudbury.com reports: Data acquired by unauthorized individuals during Rainbow District School Board’s recent cyber incident “was deleted and has not been shared,” according to an update on the situation from the school board. The school board also said in the Feb. 28 statement that three weeks after the cyber incident, which meant internet was unavailable…
FBCS updates the number affected in its 2024 breach to 4,253,394
Lawrence Abrams reports: Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has again increased the number of people impacted by a February [2024] data breach, now saying it affects 4.2 million people in the US. … The exposed data varies per individual but can include the following information: Full name Social Security Number (SSN)…