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Wyndham: A Case Study in Cybersecurity: How the cost of a relatively small breach can rival that of a major hack attack

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Dissent

Timothy Cornell of Clifford Chance US LLP has an interesting write-up on the Wyndham case that really details the time and labor costs of responding to a government investigation following a data breach. Here’s an example: On April 8, 2010, the FTC began to investigate Wyndham Worldwide and three of its subsidiaries (collectively “Wyndham”), sending Wyndham…

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Judge OKs $10 million settlement in Target data breach

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Dissent

Steve Karnowski and Michelle Chapman of AP report: A Minnesota judge has endorsed a settlement in which Target Corp. will pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a massive data breach in 2013. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said at a hearing Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota, that he would grant preliminary approval…

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NY: Auxiliary cop is accused of hacking into NYPD database to obtain information for his fake lawyer scam

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Dissent

John Marzulli reports: A rogue auxiliary cop hacked into an NYPD database for confidential information about traffic accidents, then contacted the victims posing as an ambulance-chasing lawyer, federal authorities said Tuesday. Yehuda Katz devised an elaborate scheme inside the 70th Precinct stationhouse in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where he was not only able to access law enforcement…

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GA: Taco Bell Employee Stole Identities While Working Drive-Thru Window

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Dissent

Kristal Dixon reports: An employee at a fast food restaurant is accused of stealing customers’ financial information to make unauthorized purchases. Roswell police have arrested and charged Rosetta Louise Brinson with two counts of identity fraud, obstruction of a law enforcement officer and two counts of computer theft. Fulton County Jail records show Brinson was…

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Feds warned Premera about security flaws before breach

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Dissent

Mike Baker reports: Three weeks before hackers infiltrated Premera Blue Cross, federal auditors warned the company that its network-security procedures were inadequate. Officials gave 10 recommendations for Premera to fix problems, saying some of the vulnerabilities could be exploited by hackers and expose sensitive information. Premera received the audit findings April 18 last year, according…

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Senators blast Anthem for ‘unacceptable’ response after data breach

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Dissent

Sarah Ferris reports: Leaders of the Senate’s health committee are accusing insurer giant Anthem of failing to inform millions of people who may have been affected by a massive data breach last month. Committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and ranking member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that 50 million customers who may have been impacted…

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