Aishwarya Nair reports: Sports betting service BetMGM said on Wednesday personal information of its customers were obtained in an unauthorized manner, but did not specify the number of users affected. The issue affected customer information such as name, contact information, date of birth, hashed Social Security number, account identifiers and information related to transactions with…
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Morley Companies data breach $4.3M class action settlement
Top Class Actions reports: Morley Companies Inc. has set aside $4.3 million to settle a class action lawsuit following a ransomware attack that compromised data from its clients and customers. The settlement class, which has been directly notified of the settlement, is defined as U.S. residents whose data was compromised during the data incident the…
Fertility Centers of Illinois data breach $450K class action settlement
Top Class Actions reports: Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) agreed to pay $450,000 to end claims it allowed a 2021 data breach through subpar cybersecurity measures. The settlement benefits consumers who were impacted by Fertility Centers of Illinois’ data breach Feb. 1, 2021. Class members may have been sent a notification about the breach from…
Two Men Arrested For Conspiring With Russian Nationals To Hack The Taxi Dispatch System At JFK Airport
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John Gay, the Inspector General of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the “Port Authority”), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging DANIEL ABAYEV and PETER LEYMAN with two counts of conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The Indictment…
AG secures settlement with graduation company after data breach
James Wesser reports: Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Friday, Dec. 16 a settlement with a graduation memorabilia company after a data security event discovered in April 2021 exposed Pennsylvanians’ private information. “Protecting Pennsylvanians’ personal information and financial data is a key priority of my office,” said AG Shapiro. “Every corporation that does business in…
MN: State network data breach has potential impact on some Rochester Public Library users
Post Bulletin reports: Rochester Public Library was notified that one of its library service partners, MNLINK, experienced a data breach on Dec. 15, 2022. Through the random cyber attack, the names and email address of 1,709 Rochester library customers might have been accessed. Read more at Post Bulletin.