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Nexogy sued over web exposure of customers’ information (updated)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Dissent

Here’s a breach I don’t recall seeing and that I only learned about because of a lawsuit. Law360 reports: A putative class action filed Wednesday in Florida state court claims that Nexogy Inc. and its parent LD Telecommunications released customers’ private information, including financial data, on the Internet, leaving them vulnerable to identity theft. Cassandra…

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Michaels Breach Lawsuits Dismissed

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Dissent

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…

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Hacker Charged with Breaching Multiple Government Computers and Stealing Thousands of Employee and Financial Records

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Dissent

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…

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Former University of Nebraska student sentenced for computer fraud

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dissent

Ryan Murphy reports that a former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student who pleaded guilty to large security breach in 2012 affecting the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska State College System has been sentenced to prison: 23-year-old Daniel Stratman of Omaha received 6 months in prison on one count of Fraud and Related Activity in Connection…

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Extending Cybersecurity Breach Notice Requirements to Intelligence Community Contractors

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dissent

David Fagan, Susan Cassidy, and Catlin Meade write: As an indicator of the continuing focus of government authorities on cybersecurity breaches and potential notification requirements, certain contractors for the federal government may soon face new rapid reporting requirements for successful network penetrations.  Specifically, President Obama signed the 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act (“2014 IAA”) into law on July…

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eBay faces class action suit over data breach

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dissent

John Ribeiro reports that a potential class action lawsuit has been filed against eBay in the wake of its disclosure of a breach: The consumer privacy class action lawsuit, filed Wednesday by Collin Green, a citizen of the state of Louisiana, alleged that the security breach was the result of eBay’s inadequate security in regard…

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