Mike Heuer reports: Major worker’s compensation insurers, including a Berkshire Hathaway company, hacked into thousands of confidential legal files to save money on judgments and settlements, an Angeleno claims in a federal class action. Hector Casillas claims the insurers “hacked into privileged and confidential litigation files of thousands of individuals litigating worker’s compensation cases against them….
Category: Business Sector
FTC Kicks Off “Start With Security” Business Education Initiative
The Federal Trade Commission is expanding its efforts to help businesses protect consumers’ information through a new initiative that will provide them with more information on data security. Called “Start With Security,” the initiative includes new guidance for businesses that draws on the lessons learned in the more than 50 data security cases brought by the FTC…
Illinois insurer says software error resulted in data exposure
Adam Greenberg reports: Illinois-based Trustmark Mutual Holding Company is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals that a software error resulted in emails containing their personal information being sent to the wrong insurance carrier clients. Read more on SC Magazine.
Banks: Card Breach at Trump Hotel Properties
Brian Krebs reports: The Trump Hotel Collection, a string of luxury hotel properties tied to business magnate and now Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, appears to be the latest victim of a credit card breach, according to data shared by several U.S.-based banks. Contacted regarding reports from sources at several banks who traced a pattern of fraudulent debit and credit…
Ca: Detour Gold warns former, current employees of data breach
Rachelle Younglai reports: Detour Gold Corp. is reaching out to former and current employees to tell them that their personal information may have been compromised due to a cyber attack. Detour, which operates one gold mine in Ontario, did not say when its server was hacked or how many employees have been affected by the…
FL: Personal information stolen for hundreds of people
Kristen Sanchez reports: A local business had the personal information stolen for hundreds of people, including driver licenses, Social Security numbers and bank records. Kree Kirkman, owner of DK Real Estate MGMT says private information for nearly 400 people is now in the wrong hands. Last week, someone broke into his home office in Punta…