K.C. Vijayan reports: A former financial consultant was fined $1,000 for breaching data protection laws by disposing of clients’ insurance policy-related documents in a rubbish bin in a residential estate. The Commissioner for Data Protection had launched a probe after receiving a complaint on Oct 10 last year that Prudential folders were recovered from a…
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Eighth Circuit asks for additional briefing in Target data breach class action settlement
Jessica Karmasek reports: A $10 million class action settlement stemming from a 2013 Target data breach — described as “unfair” by some — is again being looked at by a federal appeals court. On Tuesday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness filed additional briefing in the case, as requested by the U.S….
Revenge Hacks Cost Former Employee 34 Months in Prison, $1.1 Million in Damages
There’s a follow-up on a case involving a vengeful former employee that I’ve previously noted. Catalin Cimpanu reports: Brian P. Johnson, 44, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will have to spend the next 34 months in federal prison and pay $1,134,828 in damages after hacking his former employer shortly after being fired. According to court documents,…
“Mr. Smith:” HBO offered $250,000 “bug bounty” to hackers
The HBO hackers apparently want us all to know that they weren’t bluffing when they said they would not play games or go along with delaying tactics. In a letter to HBO, described previously on this site, the hackers had written, “As we witnessed in other cases, Fucking FBI or other police enforcements, teach you…
UK: TalkTalk hit with yet another monetary penalty over earlier data protection failure
TalkTalk, who was issued a £400,000 fine in October for its failure to prevent a 2015 hack, has now been hit with a £100,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failure to to look after its customers’ data and leaving it at risk of falling into the hands of scammers and fraudsters: An ICO investigation…
NJ Attorney General Porrino Announces Multi-State Settlement With Nationwide Insurance over Consumer Data Breach
Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced today that New Jersey, along with 31 other states and the District of Columbia, has entered into a settlement with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company that resolves allegations linked to a data breach that compromised the personal identifying information of more than a million consumers. The multi-state settlement, which also…