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Spec’s Liquor Store Chain Suing Insurer Over 2014 Breach

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dissent

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…

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Wendy’s accused of negligence after alleged data breach

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dissent

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:…

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VTech not backing down on terms change after data breach

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Dissent

Maria Korolov reports: Despite widespread public condemnation, Hong Kong toy maker VTech is not backing down from a change in its Terms and Conditions ducking its responsibilities in the event of a breach. European customers now have to agree to a Terms of Service that includes the following sentence: “You acknowledge and agree that any…

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LA: Two Cypress Bayou Casino administrators accused of computer fraud, stealing from business

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Dissent

The Advocate reports: State troopers arrested the general manager and chief financial officer of Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton Wednesday on allegations both played a role in stealing $5,700 from the business by manipulating its personnel database. Anthony Patrone, the casino’s general manager, and Monte Spivey, its chief financial officer, each face counts of felony…

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Twitter: Fixing a recent password recovery issue

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Dissent

Oops. It looks like my beloved Twitter had a security issue. From a blog post yesterday: We recently learned about — and immediately fixed — a bug that affected our password recovery systems for about 24 hours last week. The bug had the potential to expose the email address and phone number associated with a…

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IN: 40 people notified after tax documents found in dumpster

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Dissent

Following up on the station’s earlier report, Paris Lewbel reports: Nearly 40 people have been notified by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office after their tax documents were found in a dumpster. Many of the people were not Indiana residents. […] The Indiana Attorney General also sent a letter to the nearby tax preparer to find…

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