Associated Press reports that retailer Neiman Marcus now says that up to 1.1 million customers’ card may be compromised by a breach that occurred between July and October. In their updated statement on their website, CEO Karen Katz writes: We deeply regret and are very sorry that some of our customers’ payment cards were used…
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Connecticut Appellate Court affirms denial of coverage under CGL policy for data breach
Michael A. Hamilton and Christopher J. DiIenno of Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton LLC discuss a case that pre-dates this blog but litigation over the insurer’s obligations has only recently resulted in an appellate ruling: As more data breaches and information security events occur, the insurance industry will see more disputes over whether losses…
Court guts much of class action lawsuit against Sony over data breach, but some claims remain
An order handed down yesterday by a federal judge in the Southern District of California in In re: SONY GAMING NETWORKS AND CUSTOMER DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION gutted much of the plaintiffs’ lawsuit against Sony over their 2011 PlayStation hack, but allows some important claims to go forward. As background, Judge Battaglia summarized the litigation in the First…
Is Easton-Bell Sports The Next Shoe Breach Experts Predicted?
J. Price reports: Another US company has revealed a data breach has hit the servers used in conducting e-commerce. Easton-Bell Sports, which makes sports equipment and clothing under the Bell Sports, Blackburn, Easton, Giro and Riddell brands, announced the breach but did not disclose the name of the vendor from whom Easton data was lifted. “(We)…
TN: Debit card info stolen at a Pilot Travel Center
Fox17 reports: There has been a significant security breach at a Pilot Travel Center in Middle Tennessee. Dozens of people are coming forward claiming that someone stole their debit card information. The information has been used to withdraw cash at ATM’s in California and New York. […] FOX 17 News spoke with many victims all…
Starbucks sat on its clear-text password problem for months
Evan Schuman reports: When Starbucks published the new version of its iOS mobile app yesterday to fix its passwords-in-clear-text problem, it demonstrated a seemingly awesome ability to correct a serious security issue in a single day. But was it truly awesome? Not if it knew about the security hole for months. Not if it knew about it before it published the prior iOS app…