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Judge tentatively approves Cord Blood Registry class action lawsuit settlement

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Dissent

It’s been an interesting few weeks for those who have followed the Cord Blood Registry (CBR) data breach. As background: back in February 2011, CBR disclosed that backup tapes with 300,000 people’s information had been stolen from an employee’s unattended vehicle in December 2010. CBR offered those affected one year of free credit monitoring and…

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Insurance company need not defend accountant who lost sensitive client information

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Dissent

Having homeowner’s insurance is a good idea, but don’t count on it to protect you if your clients’ data is stolen from your property. Stephen E Wieker and Liisa M. Thomas and Winston & Strawn LLP write: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh recently ruled that Nationwide Insurance Co. has no duty to defend or…

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NZ: 543 ACC privacy breaches since last year

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dissent

Now what were folks saying about human error being the single biggest cause of breaches? And did anyone say how much human error was “acceptable” or to be expected? When does the public say, “This is too much?” Brook Sabin reports: The ACC  [Accident Compensation Corporation] is still breaching people’s privacy at an average rate…

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FTC settles charges against Cord Blood Registry over data breach

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Dissent

Back in December 2010, a computer belonging to Cord Blood Registry (CBR) and a backup tape with customers’ information was stolen from an employee’s unattended vehicle. The breach was disclosed in February 2011, and I covered it on this blog, here. Today, the FTC announced that it had settled charges against CBR over the breach….

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Sony fined £250,000 after millions of UK gamers’ details compromised in 2011 Playstation hack

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Dissent

It was one of the biggest hacks of 2011 from a media standpoint, and at least some of those involved were subsequently arrested.  But Sony’s woes from the hack are not over and it has now been hit with the biggest monetary penalty ever issued by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office for a data breach….

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Genesco may sue credit card companies over fines for 2010 data breach

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dissent

In December 2010, Genesco, the parent company of United States Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Johnston & Murphy,  and Underground Station,  disclosed its network had been compromised by malware and that it had first learned of the compromise from payment processors. Fast forward two years, and Genesco may be suing American Express, MasterCard and Visa for $15.6 million, according…

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