IANS reports: Telecommunications company T-Mobile has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in a 2021 data breach that impacted nearly 76.6 million users’ data in the US. T-Mobile will put $350 million into a settlement fund to go to lawyers, fees, and the affected, according to the proposed agreement filled on Friday. The company will also…
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Croatia’s data protection regulator fines telecom €285,000 for insufficient security that facilitated data breach
Summary: The Croatian DPA has fined a telecommunications company EUR 285,000. The company had suffered a data breach. Attackers had managed to access data from about 100,000 data subjects. During its investigation, the DPA found that such a breach was facilitated by the company’s failure to implement adequate technical and organizational security measures for the…
Bellingham Public Library notifying patrons of data breach
asmith reports that the Bellingham Public Library in Washington suffered a breach impacting 735 patrons. The data, downloaded by an unknown source, included patrons’ names and birthdates, along with their library ID information. Bellingham’s breach notice, posted on their website, explains that the data were breached in a breach of Whatcom County Library System (WCLS),…
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Class Claims Based Upon Speculative Hacking Risk
Benjamin Cain of Covington and Burling writes: Late last week, the Seventh Circuit affirmed a trial court’s ruling granting dismissal at summary judgment of claims against FCA US LLC (“FCA,” formerly known as Chrysler) and Harman International Industries, Inc. (“Harman”) for lack of Article III standing. See Flynn v. FCA US LLC, — F. 4th —-,…
Oklahoma City Housing Authority Provides Notice of Data Breach
Oklahoma City Housing Authority (“OCHA”) is notifying individuals of data incident. To date, we have no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of information as a result of this incident. This notice provides details about the incident, our response, and resources available to help protect information. What Happened? On December 21, 2021, OCHA discovered unauthorized emails were…
Kelowna nurse suspended for accessing patient’s medical records
Iain Burns reports: A Kelowna nurse has been suspended for breaching patient confidentiality rules. According to the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), Sondra Bader admitted to her “practice issues” on July 20. From the reporting, this case goes back to a 2019 incident involving access to one person’s records. This is an…