In response to VTech’s controversial new EULA in the wake of their massive data breach, Cooley LLP has a commentary. Here are some excerpts: Apart from being a bit mean, it goes against the basic principles of data protection and consumer law in the UK. The Data Protection Directive 95/46 EC places obligations on the…
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AU: DayZ And ArmA 3 Feedback Trackers Offline Due To Potential Security Breach
Alex Walker reports: If you’ve ever used the website feedback tracker systems for DayZ or ArmA 3, heads up: developers Bohemia Interactive have just announced a potential security breach, and they’ve taken the systems offline as a result. The attempted security breach was announced via a post on Bohemia’s forums. The developer wrote that the Mantis…
uKnowKids database exposed personal and location info of 1,740 kids (Update1)
A misconfigured database from a child tracking & monitoring firm exposed over 6.8 million private child text messages, 1.8 million images (many depicting children), and over 1700 in-depth child profiles. uKnowKids monitoring software advertises that it “Makes Parenting Easier, and Keeps Kids Safe Online and on the Mobile Phone.” On its web site, it claims that it has helped parents protect…
Linux Mint website hacked, malicious ISO offered on Saturday
Paul Hill reports: In a surprising announcement, Clement Lefebvre — head of the Linux Mint project — said that the Linux Mint website had been compromised and that the hackers were able to edit the site to point to a malicious ISO of Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition on Saturday 20th, February. If you downloaded the Cinnamon…
Spec’s Liquor Store Chain Suing Insurer Over 2014 Breach
And while we’re talking about data breach litigation…. In March, 2014, Spec’s Family Partners disclosed that 34 of its stores had been hit by a breach that exposed customer data from October 2012 through March 20, 2014. The “small percentage” of customers affected turned out to be approximately 550,000 customers and employees. Now Law360 is reporting…
Wendy’s accused of negligence after alleged data breach
So on January 27, Brian Krebs revealed that Wendy’s was looking into whether it had been breached. By February 8 – a long delay by today’s standards – a potential class action lawsuit was filed by attorneys for Jonathan Torres in the Middle District of Florida. Robbie Hargett of Legal Newsline has more on the lawsuit:…