Steven Caponi and Elizabeth Sloan of Blank Rome LLP write: On July 1, 2014, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law Delaware House Bill 295, which amends Section 6 of the Delaware Code relating to trade and commerce. The new law, 6 Delaware Code §§50C-101 thru 50C-401, places new obligations on commercial entities with respect…
Category: Of Note
Michaels Breach Lawsuits Dismissed
Tracy Kitten reports: A district court in Illinois has dismissed a consolidated consumer class action lawsuit seeking damages from Michaels Stores Inc. for a card breach the arts and crafts retailer suffered starting in 2013. In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo says the six plaintiffs named in the consolidated suits failed to prove that they suffered “actual economic…
Hacker Charged with Breaching Multiple Government Computers and Stealing Thousands of Employee and Financial Records
Lauri Love, 29, of Stradishall, England, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia on charges of conspiracy, causing damage to a protected computer, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, beginning around October 2012, Love and his conspirators accessed without authorization protected computers belonging…
Thursday: House Oversight Committee hearing on FTC
The Federal Trade commission and Its Section 5 Authority: Prosecutor, Judge, and Jury Full Committee July 24, 2014 | 9:30 a.m. in Rayburn 2154 Witnesses: Mr. Michael Daugherty Chief Executive Officer LabMD, Inc. Mr. David Roesler Executive Director Open Door Clinic of Greater Elgin Mr. Gerard Stegmaier Partner Goodwin Procter Mr. Woodrow Hartzog Associate Professor…
Update: Benesse data theft suspect’s smartphone had info on 22.6 million customers
Updated breach estimate and scope: Education services provider Benesse Corp. said personal data on 22.6 million customers were stored on a smartphone owned by the Tokyo systems engineer under arrest on suspicion of theft and illegal copying of customer data. While announcing the figure Monday, Benesse, a subsidiary of Benesse Holdings Inc., said the stolen…
Aloha point-of-sale terminal, sold on eBay, yields security surprises
Breaches involving point of sale (POS) systems in retail stores and the hospitality sector are all-too-common, and Aloha POS has been mentioned on this blog in some past breaches. Now Jeremy Kirk reports: Matt Oh, a senior malware researcher with HP, recently bought a single Aloha point-of-sale terminal — a brand of computerized cash register…