Godiva Choclatier is notifying an undisclosed number of employees that their personal information was on a laptop stolen from a human resources employee’s car: On October 16, 2014, we learned that a suitcase was stolen from a rental car that a human resources employee was using to visit Godiva’s retail stores that day. The suitcase contained the employee’s…
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Data Security Auditor May be Drawn Into Data Breach Class Action for Failing to Identify Vulnerabilities
DrinkerBiddle reports a development in Storm v. Paytime, Inc., No. 14-cv-01138-JEJ (M.D. Pa.): In August, Paytime, Inc., a payroll services company, moved to dismiss a putative class action filed in the wake of a data breach in which the personal and financial information of more than 230,000 people was compromised. Paytime argued that the plaintiffs lack standing, have failed to plead…
Sony Pictures hacked, entire computer system unusable – Sony denies hack (updated & corrected)
When reports emerged that Sony had been hacked, I didn’t post anything here, waiting for confirmation. Instead of confirmation, Sony denied all claims of hacks. Today, however, there seems to be some confirmation, however unofficial. TheNextWeb is reporting: According to the Reddit thread, an image appeared on all employee’s computers reading “Hacked by #GOP” and…
Data leak at Blackberry?
Stumbled across this thread from today. Am inserting what the acronyms means for the benefit of non-Blackberry users: Thread: Security Breach in Myaccount “I have 12 other companies listed under my portal. So much for security…. When I log in and go to enterprise license management, I see a list of other numbers in addition…
Two More Defendants Sentenced In Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving Personal Identifying Information From AT&T Customer Files
Monique Smith, 31, of Pompano Beach, and Arrington Basil Segu, 28, of Miami, were sentenced Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke. Smith was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $55,263.45 in restitution. Segu was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by three…
FTC and Wyndham to Mediate Dispute Over FTC Data-Security Authority
Meena Harris writes: Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas directed the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts to seek mediation to resolve their landmark dispute over whether the FTC has the authority to regulate companies’ data-security practices. As we’ve previously reported, the FTC alleged that Wyndham violated Section 5…