Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs writes: Data breach litigations rarely make it to motions for class certification. This trend makes each decision that does come out addressing class certification in the data breach context that much more interesting. Well, last week a federal court denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class in…
Category: Business Sector
WestRock Reports Ransomware Incident
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WestRock Company (WRK) today announced that on Jan. 23, 2021, the Company detected a ransomware incident impacting certain of its operational and information technology systems. Promptly upon its detection of the incident, the Company initiated response and containment protocols. The Company’s security teams, supplemented by leading cyber defense firms, are working to remediate…
Hacker leaks data of 2.28 million dating site users
Catalin Cimpanu writes: A well-known hacker has leaked this week the details of more than 2.28 million users registered on MeetMindful.com, a dating website founded in 2014, ZDNet has learned this week from a security researcher. The dating site’s data has been shared as a free download on a publicly accessible hacking forum known for its trade…
In: Telcos want govt to clarify onus of security breach post NSD rollout
PTI reports: Telcos have asked the government to clarify about the entity that will be held liable if there is a security breach in the network post the implementation of National Security Directive (NSD) on the telecom sector, according to industry sources aware of the development. The telecom operators have given their input to the…
IA: Landus Cooperative files lawsuit against two former employees and New Cooperative
Coltrane Carlson reports: Landus Cooperative has filed a lawsuit against two former employees and New Cooperative. The lawsuit that was filed in the U.S. Northern District of Central Iowa Court and names two former employees Jeffrey Headley and Brian Berns, along with New Cooperative in 13 counts for alleged theft and misappropriation of confidential information…
Already in receivership, Nygard hit with ransomware that permanently compromised their IT system
Here’s a ransomware incident that left me wondering whether the attackers — who have not been identified — had researched their victim before attacking and establishing their ransom demands. Read the breach notice, below, published this month, and then a media report on the attack that appears after that. ———————– WINNIPEG, MB, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – …